Example sentences of "[to-vb] close [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given a good breeze , the 3¾ square metres ( 40 sq ft ) of a standard Rokkaku can be allowed to hover close to ground effect where wind speed is lower . |
| 2 | Top of the Red Rose bill was Gerry Sadowitz , a comedian who , if he played Leeds Town Centre , could expect , at £100 per F-word , to lose close to quarter of a million in the course of a routine . |
| 3 | The Dolphin People shamans know a complex series of whistles that signal the dolphins to venture close to shore . |
| 4 | At a time when DEA Nicosia was so frenetically overextended in so many sensitive areas , he needed to stay close to Hurley , and the key to that was to make himself useful . |
| 5 | New developments which generate freight capable of bulk transport to locate close to rail facilities wherever possible . |
| 6 | This is impossible to do by staying within the lines , although it is easy to get close to success . |
| 7 | Walking offers wonderful opportunities to get close to wildlife . |