Example sentences of "[vb base] close [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topstitch close to fold . |
| 2 | She saw the taller of the boys hesitate , then touch the arm of the other and lean close to whisper something . |
| 3 | During the summer breeding gulls , skuas , terns and cormorants feed close to land ; the rest range widely over the ocean , browsing at or close to the surface in single-species or mixed flocks . |
| 4 | Oystermen come close to victory |
| 5 | You did n't have to go in for banging drums and shaking rattles to be a shaman ; you had simply to have suffered tremendously , been torn apart , come close to death . |
| 6 | Grill close to heat until cheese is melted , barely bubbling and aromatic . |