Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph noticed that she avoided passing close to the iron grilles closing off the between-deck areas of the ship and when she reached the stern she gazed into the jungle for a moment , then closed her eyes and lifted her face to the gentle warmth of the morning sun . |
| 2 | Rectal excision was originally performed keeping close to the bowel and preserving the superior haemorrhoidal vessels ( n=29 ) . |
| 3 | The Humbug ( Dascyllus aruanus ) is a good example and although not achieving the tactile relationship of the clowns , is usually found shoaling close to the anemone 's tentacles , darting away to hide in crevices around the anemone when approached . |
| 4 | The SURPRISE ministerial announcement last weekend to allow mining close to the Vale of Belvoir in Leicestershire means that the plan for a new pit at Ashfordby will get the green light before the contentious issue of where to put the mounds of unsightly spoil that the pit will produce has been settled . |
| 5 | If the towplane gains speed by flying close to the ground , when it noses up to start climbing , the effect of the wind gradient accentuates the climb so that the glider may easily be left flying close to the ground , in or near the wake and below the tug . |
| 6 | That 's right because you you 've an ability there to locate housing close to existing employment as well as erm leisure facilities and retail facilities and that would , in my view would follow on advice in P P G twelve and P , draft P P G thirteen . |
| 7 | They left sticking close to their father and chatting happily to the crowds . |