Example sentences of "[be] [indef pn] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed DNA molecules , whose capacity for storing information has already impressed us , are something close to crystals themselves . |
| 2 | This was a little unfortunate , the topic being one close to his lordship 's heart and one he was inclined to explicate at some length . |
| 3 | If there is no-one close to home to talk to , or if you want to talk to an independent person about your worries , you could telephone ChildLine or Barnardo 's . |
| 4 | Sprays produced by taps and showers also produce fine aerosols and here the person at risk is one close to the source of aerosol production . |
| 5 | I think that that 's something close to what you 're saying . |