Example sentences of "[noun pl] close [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Roughly , this involves averaging the usual periodogram in log-log space , giving unbiased independent estimates of known variance , and with distributions close to gaussian . ) |
| 2 | When reconnaissance shows that there is a large herd of elephants with young calves close to camp it is often decided to try to capture some of the young elephants first by means of mela shikar . |
| 3 | Observers commented that the limited extent of the survey favoured London , which has few shopping or residential areas close to parliament , at the expense of cities such as Rome , which has a dense central street pattern . |
| 4 | With the summer upon us , the shaded walls of Kilnsey and Gordale seepage free and several major new lines close to completion , activity and controversy on Yorkshire Limestone has spluttered into life . |
| 5 | In effect , this level of service would have brought authorities close to self-sufficiency , an objective which most experts now agree is unrealistic in view of the very large numbers of titles now published ( 60,000 annually in the BNB alone , compared with the 24,000 of Bourdillon 's day ) , and the speed and efficiency of national interlending services in developed countries . |
| 6 | This change arises from the differences in size between the components which would normally mean mole fractions close to unity for the solvent especially when dilute solutions are being studied . |
| 7 | Hundreds more were injured when police attacked the demonstration and Clarence Baker spent weeks close to death . |
| 8 | We used mauve Osteospermum ‘ Stardust ’ with fresh green ferns close to peach lilies and roses , and softened with the gentle silver foliage of fragrant lavender . |
| 9 | Doctors and accountants are one thing ; husbands on the brink of divorce or even drug barons close to capture are another . |
| 10 | In the past , Scotland 's architects might find commissions close to home — such as England . |
| 11 | Altogether the beach group occupied three tables close to Rain and Oliver . |
| 12 | In 1649 the government of the Republic was not at all sure that it could assert its authority over distant colonies ; it had too many problems close to home . |
| 13 | ICAS welcomed the review but also said it was a timely reminder of archaic and unnecessary burdens in the UK tax system and urged an independent examination by a working party of all interested bodies to tackle problems close to home . |
| 14 | Stories of the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs and his life in Brazil arouse feelings close to affection , for example . |
| 15 | Adelies breed ashore , mostly on raised beaches close to sea level from November onward ; they lay two eggs in pebble nests in October and November , rearing their chick through summer . |
| 16 | In such circumstances , lending will be at rates close to market rates and will be designed to avoid any distortion to bill rates . |
| 17 | ‘ The Greatest Cowboy ’ sails close to parody , rewriting ‘ Ghost Riders In The Sky ’ , but the big brooding figure comes clear in ‘ I 'm An Easy Rider ’ , stands proud on the Southern sense of place anthem ‘ Hey Porter ’ . |
| 18 | In the maritime Antarctic they form short mats or cushions up to 25 cm across and 5–1Ocm deep , typically on warm north — or west-facing slopes close to sea level , in association with each other and with mosses ; they are usually underlain with brown soils to which they have contributed roots and other organic material ( Longton , 1985 ) . |
| 19 | The wood in the barn was soaked and we stood there in our dripping combat jackets close to despair ; we had been made to wear our helmets for the duration , and the oversized tin hats kept slipping over our faces , as we scrambled in the mud taking the wood to where the petulant staff were demanding hot coffee . |
| 20 | In the eleventh and twelfth centuries to build in stone , granite or marble was a prodigious undertaking , particularly if the area concerned did not possess the materials close to hand . |
| 21 | Iles Kerguelen and Macquarie Island , lying on the Antarctic Convergence , have correspondingly richer floras close to sea level , including several species of ferns and flowering plants . |
| 22 | When dealing with landowners it is best to be known to be always fair , with offers close to market value , or an explanation made when this is not possible . |
| 23 | Hodgskin saw a shameless deception at the centre of Ricardian economics and British capitalism : both pretended that capital was productive and the essential spring to greater prosperity , but , Hodgskin argued , capitalists were always parasitic , holding wages close to subsistence levels and diverting the fruits of labour 's productivity to unproductive and anti-social consumption . |
| 24 | With both economies close to capacity there is no room for a further stimulus . |
| 25 | Wolverhampton , Bristol , Shrewsbury , and Liverpool also built new cattle markets close to railway stations . |
| 26 | In societies close to subsistence levels , there may be relatively little outside the ‘ world of work ’ , which occupies most of their individuals ' time and energy . |
| 27 | The northern lawyers have n't been slow to see the marketing potential of providing legal services close to home . |
| 28 | Portable heaters close to furniture . |
| 29 | The Avon , Severn and Trent are all likely to feature in Denis ' matches for the rest of the season , although he is likely to stay away from events close to home where the meat has become the number one bait . |
| 30 | The artillery officer wondered why no one had thought to blow up the bridge which crossed the River Sambre in the centre of the town , but he supposed there must be fords close to Charleroi which would have made the destruction of the fine stone bridge into a futile and even petulant gesture . |