Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deposits , whose discovery was announced by Command Petroleum on April 2 , 1991 , were believed to be situated close to the proposed route of a 260-km pipeline currently under construction to transport Kutubu oil to the Gulf of Papua . |
| 2 | There are no critical layout requirements although it is suggested that the decoupling capacitor , C1 , be placed close to the supply pins of the microcontroller IC1 . |
| 3 | Compatibility : They are not particularly aggressive corals , and so can be placed close to each other and to other non-aggressive coelenterates such as zoanthids , Xenia pulse corals , bushy soft corals ( Simularia ) and gorgonians . |
| 4 | Thus , language and literature , medicine and physiology , and botany and agriculture could conveniently be placed close to each other . |
| 5 | The greens are tiny and all seem to be located close to , or nearly in , the lake , and the speed of the greens is extremely fast . |
| 6 | These tend to be located close to the company 's headquarters , which , for a foreign-owned multinational company , is unlikely to be in Britain . |
| 7 | In this respect , my analysis can be located close to the ‘ Alternative Economic Strategy ’ ( AES ) — which has been given its most lucid expression by the CSE London Working Group ( 1980 ) — in its acceptance of the need for socialists to offer constructive and credible proposals for regenerating economic growth and reducing unemployment even if these appear to fall short of ‘ true socialism ’ . |
| 8 | The plan stresses that new land for development has to be located close to transport routes , have access to water and draining facilities and be attractive to businesses . |
| 9 | Erm , indeed the first one was why should , why should the new settlement be located close to Greater York , I think the main main ans the answer to that is of course that York is the main centre in population , and employment in the county , by far . |
| 10 | A large bin to be sited close to the lamp standard BQM 4 on the pathway of Baberton Mains Wynd and Baberton Avenue . |
| 11 | Since calls must be made close to a node , then why not simply find a telephone kiosk — must work these days and the cost will only be at the standard rate . |
| 12 | Miniature tie-clip microphones are ideal for location speech recording , as they can be positioned close to the lips of the speaker and so reduce the pick-up of background noise . |
| 13 | In this age of intensive housing it is not uncommon for homes to be positioned close to one another , the divisions between properties being constructed from fences or , ideally , by walls . |
| 14 | If the dykers can be encouraged to begin to build an extension to the west of the present entrance off Avenue Q , their small tent can also be relocated close to this section . |
| 15 | Even more imaginative , not to say fanciful , was the concept of ‘ Battle Zone Portable Launchers ’ , which could be used close to the fighting front . |
| 16 | When ecologists talk of plants needing iron , or animals needing sodium , this is shorthand ; it means that the particular creature must seek out ( or be rooted close to ) some compound that contains the element in question . |
| 17 | But , in his report , Government inspector H Stephens says : ‘ The banging of car doors , the starting of engines and the noise from car alarms would be introduced close to habitable rooms and adjacent to residents ’ gardens which might normally be expected to be both peaceful and quiet . ’ |
| 18 | The kitchen was draughty but warm and everyone would be pulled close to the fire , enjoying a moment 's rest before preparing the evening meal . |
| 19 | The whole patrol drove to a position within about sixty miles of Bouerat , and there the raiding party all piled on to one truck which was to be driven close to the port by Hunter himself . |
| 20 | In order that the correct quantity of numbered questionnaires could be despatched close to the course end date , organisers were asked to advise [ MS on the number of SERC supported students still on the course , and the number of non-SERC " home " students completing in 1984 . |
| 21 | To be the first over the wall of a castle or town which was being stormed ; to be encamped close to the wall of a besieged city and thus within range of missiles fired from its walls , these were acts which merited honour and respect . |
| 22 | Backpackers need to keep the weight high and close to the back , but ski-mountaineers and climbers need the weight to be kept lower to increase stability , although weighty things should be kept close to the back . |
| 23 | For example a pair of photons can be created close to the black hole with four momenta ( pc , p ) and ( pc , p ) . |