Example sentences of "[pers pn] close [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is only one man in this country who runs me close on litigation and that is Horatio Bottomley . |
| 2 | His abrupt departure left her close to collapse . |
| 3 | This page and Outlook , page 27 Ferranti action : Ferranti International is planning legal action against some intermediaries in the ‘ phantom ’ arms contracts which have brought it close to collapse . |
| 4 | Flash floods in October tore away supporting concrete panels from the base of the Mojkovac dam , bringing it close to collapse . |
| 5 | Flash floods in October 1992 had torn away supporting concrete panels from the base of the dam , bringing it close to collapse and threatening the release of 3.5 million tonnes of water containing harmful levels of heavy metals from nearby mines [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 6 | The bad one leads them into temptation and they believe that the only way that they can get rid of it is to drag it close to danger . |