Example sentences of "[v-ing] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By keeping close to customers , we are better able to service their needs and we can keep ahead of industry trends . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He entered London Road , feeling his way by keeping close to buildings on his right . |
| 4 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 7 | And surely we 'll be passing close to Wiesbaden , the HQ of the Kriminalpolizei ? ’ |
| 8 | Deserts and semi-deserts , often hunting close to bedouin and other nomad encampments . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The forwards exerted pressure from time to time , with Thompson and the substitute Garcia both going close to scoring . |
| 11 | True , the credibility of the direct sales channel has been undermined by some spectacular bankruptcies , most notably those of Olympic Technology — which sunk with debts of over £4 million — and Ti'ko , which went down owing close to £2 million . |
| 12 | Well , Peter 's getting close to retirement , and he was hinting that he 'd like to sell out . |
| 13 | The Labour Party 's changed a lot of it 's policies already so maybe they 're getting close to David Owen , I do n't know . |
| 14 | Because it 's no good just going in there and throwing products at them , it does n't work , I know I tried it and , so you need to start off by getting close to people , talking to them , finding out all about . |
| 15 | ‘ You are getting close to Ana and seem to have taken quite a responsibility on your shoulders . |
| 16 | Imagine a post-modern , post-punk Morecambe and Wise and you are getting close to Reeves and his foil , Bob Mortimer . |
| 17 | HP has also been getting close to Novell , and has been working on a NetWare implementation for its PA-RISC chip a move ahead of other players . |
| 18 | Such a gritty attitude is typical of the veteran Redruth prop , who looks after a flock of 530 sheep and a small herd of beef cattle on his holding close to Padstow on Cornwall 's windswept Atlantic coast . |
| 19 | He remembered drifting , drifting close to sleep . |
| 20 | Many hunters and men moving close to nature have commented on this sixth sense , warning them of danger . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | Wanting to capture figures engaged in activities he made quick sketches of people reading , writing , cooking , drying themselves , or huddling close to fires . |
| 23 | A track , starting close to Froggatt Pinnacle , leads down through the birchwoods , between moss-clad boulders and crackling bracken , to emerge on the main road near the Chequers . |
| 24 | You could just see them at low water and er that was one of the danger points but I 've never seen ships coming close to Skerrymor at all . |
| 25 | The division had a good year in 1992 , with results coming close to budget . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Coleridge introduced his friends to the steep woodland track leading from Porlock Weir to Culbone , and together they walked on for four miles beneath the trees , before emerging close to Broomstreet Farm and Yenworthy . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 30 | This is effected by means of extractor fan system , the air entering close to the ceiling and leaving close to ground level . |