Example sentences of "[vb pp] too close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parking is a major problem , often because vehicles are parked too close to their vehicle . |
| 2 | If this is true , it would suggest that exploration wells should not be drilled too close to obvious faults in order to minimise the chance of finding a tight reservoir . |
| 3 | Firemen said the joist had been installed too close to the flue . |
| 4 | If the board is sailed too close to the wind , the so called ‘ no-go ’ zone is entered within which the board will stop or even blow backwards . |
| 5 | → The string oscillation is probably due to pickups being set too close to the strings . |
| 6 | Down in the photographers ' pit , a battalion of WWF security gentlemen keep the writhing , crowd-surfing mob back by redirecting those two-minute messiahs that get passed too close to the barrier . |
| 7 | We think an oil heater may have overturned — or perhaps it was left too close to some curtains . |
| 8 | I was sure that I 'd be safe from then when I finally emerged from the city on the far side — it was n't likely that rats would abe allowed too close to the Divine Sanctum — but I could n't yet see any sign of a far side . |
| 9 | ‘ Them dratted tombstones was put too close to the outside wall when they done the job . ’ |
| 10 | My original design featured an ovolo and round moulding adding detail and delicacy to the edge , but this table was to have a tablecloth in use , and there was a fear that anything placed too close to the edge might tumble . |
| 11 | If placed too close to any other sessile invertebrates they are quite capable of killing and overtaking them . |
| 12 | They are , however , capable of doing substantial damage to other corals placed too close to them , even for short periods . |
| 13 | The toots of trees planted too close to buildings may penetrate foundations and damage water mains . |
| 14 | Under the scrutiny of Hayward and Browne , he began to revise and concentrate his verse — after the problems with The Family Reunion , he wished to use only poetry which met the test of " strict dramatic utility " although at a later date he was to worry in case he had strayed too close to the drama of Frederick Lonsdale . |
| 15 | Either you have a faulty fuel pump which allows fuel to bleed back in to the tank or the petrol pipe is routed too close to sources of heat which is causing vapour locking in the pipe I would guess it is faulty . |