Example sentences of "[v-ing] close to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Track descends ; 150 yds before bottom of slope , where track bends to the left and immediately before copse begins on right , cross ditch on right and bear half left on other side , keeping close to copse on your left . |
| 2 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 3 | In one form of the argument , which is found in Pizzorno , the periphery has a very limited role in residual economic activities , usually in those associated with peasant farming , characterised by small-scale , low-technology , fragmented units operating close to subsistence . |
| 4 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 5 | Deserts and semi-deserts , often hunting close to bedouin and other nomad encampments . |
| 6 | Most of the big names since then — including Clint Black , Alan Jackson , Trisha Yearwood , Reba McEntire and , especially , Garth Brooks — have made a virtue of sticking close to country 's roots . |
| 7 | The forwards exerted pressure from time to time , with Thompson and the substitute Garcia both going close to scoring . |
| 8 | Well , Peter 's getting close to retirement , and he was hinting that he 'd like to sell out . |
| 9 | He remembered drifting , drifting close to sleep . |
| 10 | Many hunters and men moving close to nature have commented on this sixth sense , warning them of danger . |
| 11 | This soon becomes path , bending left in front of caravan site and crossing edge of field before running close to cliff ( there is always a fence between you and the edge ) . |
| 12 | The division had a good year in 1992 , with results coming close to budget . |
| 13 | At the end of 1987 they had failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup and then played two drawn series against India and Pakistan , in the latter case coming close to defeat before squeezing a two-wicket victory to square the rubber . |
| 14 | It was coming close to midsummer , and a time when every man had more than enough work on his own land ; but Bishop Hrolf , rendered pentecostal amid the dusty glory of his chosen element , dispensed his rota of tasks with a bone-clear , indisputable justice that only the hardier ever disputed , and then under plain fear of excommunication . |
| 15 | ‘ The use of bed and breakfast is still hovering close to record levels , ’ says Pawson , ‘ It is only through the boom in short-term leasing that boroughs have been able to avoid further increases in hotel placements . ’ |
| 16 | This is effected by means of extractor fan system , the air entering close to the ceiling and leaving close to ground level . |