Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , for example the cormorants , gulls and terns , are more coast-bound , feeding offshore in winter but mainly in shallow coastal waters in summer ; they breed in smaller colonies , usually of a few dozen pairs close to good feeding grounds . |
| 2 | Altogether the beach group occupied three tables close to Rain and Oliver . |
| 3 | Strong , silent paddling brought three canoes close to the great Whale . |
| 4 | More importantly , it has brought the two companies close to the brink of financial disaster . |
| 5 | The principal accused are Alain Boublil , charged with giving the key tip-off when he was Beregovoy 's personal chief-of-staff at the finance ministry , and two businessmen close to the ruling Socialist Party , Samir Traboulsi and Max Theret . |
| 6 | ’ I snarled but the landlord , the two thugs close to his shoulder , screamed his innocence . |
| 7 | Goulding scored a super try early in the second half , beating two men close to the line to score near the posts — and he also created the chance for the final try which made the game safe for Widnes . |
| 8 | He forged into a 6-5 lead in the fourth set but then saw King draw two shots close to the jack on the eighth end for a match lie . |
| 9 | He forged into a 6-5 lead in the fourth set but then saw King draw two shots close to the jack on the eighth end for a match lie . |
| 10 | The main lines of Turkish mines were laid in the Narrows , but on 8 March a small Turkish vessel had laid another line of 20 mines close to the shore of Eren Keui Bay . |