Example sentences of "[conj] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall also be celebrating our 40th Anniversary in 1992 and look forward to a national celebration in or close to London . |
| 2 | Do not dry wet clothes on or close to heaters . |
| 3 | Probably most languages grammaticalize at least a distinction between proximal ( or close to speaker ) and distal ( or non-proximal , sometimes close to addressee ) , but many make much more elaborate distinctions as we shall see . |
| 4 | Boboli is only one of several historic gardens in or close to Florence which are in a lamentable state of maintenance : these include the Giardino dei Semplici , that of the Villa Medicea at Castello , and Pratolino , which is being restored . |
| 5 | Scotland has a population of approximately 5 million , most of whom live in or close to cities or towns . |
| 6 | The reason I have chosen these two books for a comparison is because I always prefer to read books that are either true or close to reality as they bring out more emotions in my reading and at leat I know my feelings towards certain situations in the books have been felt by someone before , whether it may be another reader or the character himself , but in more depth . |
| 7 | Ordeals had taken place in or close to churches — the chronicler , Eadmer , writes in the early twelfth century of ordeals being conducted in the baptistery at the east end of Canterbury cathedral where former archbishops were buried — and so confused the ecclesiastical and the secular law , the law of the Church and the law of the State . |
| 8 | It may have had a certain validity , especially in Scotland with its constellation of key organizations within or close to Glasgow . |
| 9 | Although close to death — he died shortly afterwards at his Ilminster home — he insisted on going through with his contribution . |
| 10 | Although close to retirement , he still took an active part in teaching the University students , and the breadth of his knowledge embraced not only clinical forensic work , but also the most up-to-date laboratory tests . |
| 11 | The site must be central , easily accessible and close to parking facilities . |
| 12 | At the end of two weeks she was tired , frustrated , and close to despair . |
| 13 | The regiment had come ashore that morning and were going into action that evening , attacking the village just along the road , about two hundred yards from the edge of our village and close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 14 | From Table 16.5 we see that in 1976 the UK was only the tenth-ranked country out of eighteen in terms of tax burden , below the Scandinavian countries and close to France . |
| 15 | This flat is situated on a small select development built approximately 10 years ago , with views to a small river running alongside and close to Oxford City . |
| 16 | Most polar fish live in waters at temperature that are very stable and close to 0°C . |
| 17 | The tough-guy actor — filming smash hit movie Patriot Games which is released in Britain to-morrow — had to be rescued by emergency crews after a tough underwater fight scene left him exhausted and close to drowning . |
| 18 | By now McRae was down to seventh , four minutes adrift and close to tears . |
| 19 | For my part , I feel elated and close to tears . |
| 20 | She sounded tense and close to tears . |
| 21 | Building on and close to boundaries needs to be considered very carefully . |
| 22 | All Scorpios will be a little tetchy when the Sun in your birth sign is at odds with Saturn on November 4 and close to Pluto your ruler on the 14th . |
| 23 | In a final statement the ministers expressed " deep concern " over the conflicts in Yugoslavia and in Nagorny-Karabakh and Nakhichevan , on the southern edge of the former Soviet Union and close to Turkey , a NATO member . |
| 24 | The prison system in England and Wales , then , is creaking and close to collapse . |
| 25 | The requisite energy-related technologies are either already available or demonstrated and close to commercialization " . |
| 26 | It benefits from a lovely site , opposite the parish church and close to farm buildings , away from the village centre . |
| 27 | It has an excellent situation , only 60 yards from the sandy beaches and close to shops and restaurants . |
| 28 | Situated within easy walking distance of New Street and close to shops , restaurants , theatres and adjacent to the Chinese Quarter . |
| 29 | The brutal attack by David Makka , 22 , left Susan Lawson , 20 , brain-damaged and close to death , a judge was told yesterday at Newcastle Crown Court . |
| 30 | Name a person whom you would wish to be contacted if you are seriously ill and close to death |