Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You , nervous ! ’ she scoffed , and did n't resist when he took her in his arms , cradling her close to his heart . |
| 2 | Slowly pull the barbell upwards , keeping it close to the stomach and chest until it is just underneath the chin and the elbows are pointing upwards . |
| 3 | Slowly raise the dumb-bell vertically as high as possible without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body . |
| 4 | One-arm dumb-bell rowing — slowly raise the dumb-bell without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body |
| 5 | He let go of Leila who rubbed her wrist , holding it close to her chest . |
| 6 | Holding it close to his face between two big hands , speaking to the picture , he said , ‘ Sweet child . |
| 7 | And he was turning her around , hauling her close to him in a quick , masterful movement . |
| 8 | The Fanatics are the real weapon , the Mob is just a means of deploying them close to the enemy lines . |
| 9 | ‘ You know I 'm going to have to kiss you first , ’ he murmured seductively , dragging her close to his body . |
| 10 | He glanced at his watch , bringing it close to his face because of the poor light . |
| 11 | Zhukov snatched the photograph , bringing it close to his eyes . |
| 12 | Alcatel Cable SA , Douvrin , France is increasing its optical fibre production to meet demand — when two new plants come on full stream in the middle of next year , annual output will grow to 930,000 miles from the 590,000 miles it did last year , bringing it close to the current number two , AT&T Co , but still way behind the 1.25m miles produced annually by Corning Inc . |
| 13 | Joe 's swollen lips moved and Patrick bent his head , bringing it close to is friend . |
| 14 | Flash floods in October tore away supporting concrete panels from the base of the Mojkovac dam , bringing it close to collapse . |
| 15 | 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 ] . |
| 16 | Judith blended it over the lids and showed Helen how to give the illusion of larger eyes by outlining them close to the lashes with a dark pencil ( see Beauty News for recommendations ) . |
| 17 | He pushed through the swing doors and was gone , leaving her close to tears and frantically worried that she had upset him for ever . |
| 18 | That means working it close to the ground , sweeping it backwards and forwards through overlapping arcs . |
| 19 | Eddie had cut away most of his thin nondescript hair , cropping it close to the skull , and she had also cut back the hair on his forehead , giving him a pronounced widow 's peak . |