Example sentences of "[vb base] close to [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 . |