Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given a merchant 's upbringing close to London 's dockland , and enrolled as a mercer , he rapidly made his mark among a group of rising ‘ outsiders ’ , prominent in colonial trades and colonizing ventures , who were challenging the politically conservative oligarchy of mainly Levant and East India Company merchants that dominated the corporation of London before the civil war . |
| 2 | He slid back beneath the covers , hugging the woman 's body close to his , his arm around her waist , and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep . |
| 3 | We put Tony 's tripod close to the cliff edge , wishing that we had a rope when each of us fell into unexpected crevasses in the cliff-top grass . |
| 4 | Viking 's and Rose Marie 's restaurant close to the hotel are also renowned for their excellent value and are favourite haunts with Four Seasons guests . |
| 5 | He then forced Ranulf 's hand close to that of the corpse . |
| 6 | The generally massive expansion in financial services , the ‘ Big Bang ’ , the LDDC 's location close to the City , £400 million of public-sector support in the first five years of existence and its extensive powers to acquire land , all placed it in an exceptionally favourable situation . |
| 7 | May points to Wales 's declining staple industries , such as steel and coal , remarking that new jobs are being created along the M4 basin close to both Cardiff and Newport . |