Example sentences of "[vb mod] get close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In early retirement older workers have a socially acceptable alternative to the stigma of unemployment , that is not available to younger people ( Bruche and Casey 1982 : 112 ) ; but first they must get close to pension age . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm … er … fine , ’ said Robert , desperately trying to work out how he might get close to Maisie , ‘ but I am … er … worried about the boys . ’ |
| 3 | That way it 's though they 'll get close to what they need |
| 4 | But I had the amp set with the treble full on , the presence full on and the bright switch kicked in before I could get close to what I 'd call a classically nasty Telecaster bridge pickup tone . |
| 5 | We have no agents who could get close to something this big ? ’ |
| 6 | They set out to create the conditions where two hydrogen nuclei ( ‘ protons ’ ) could get close to each other , collide and join to make a nucleus of helium . |
| 7 | A spokesman for Essex Ambulance Service said the rescue operation was hampered because no vehicles could get close to where the girl had fallen . |
| 8 | I poured a single measure of vodka into the half-pint of Guinness without disturbing the head , and handed it to Sally , leaning over so I could get close to her ear . |
| 9 | The plane would certainly not be shot down , and as he had not alerted the Observer Corps , there was a good chance that it would get close to its destination — Dungavel , his family home — before being spotted . |
| 10 | ‘ We have been very busy this week and hopefully the attendance will get close to Windsor 's 10,500 capacity , ’ said William Campbell of the IFA . |
| 11 | They tell me that no one can get close to you . |
| 12 | Such places — places where one can get close to the earth spirit — would have been very special to ancient peoples . |
| 13 | Inland , you can get close to the countryside with a few days on a farm or perhaps pamper yourself with a luxury hotel . |
| 14 | Children can get close to and touch many of our animals . |