Example sentences of "get close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His horse , like Sharpe 's , had been slowed by the plough furrows in the rye field , but the Frenchman rowelled it on as he got close to Sharpe . |
| 2 | Well , Peter 's getting close to retirement , and he was hinting that he 'd like to sell out . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ You are getting close to Ana and seem to have taken quite a responsibility on your shoulders . |
| 6 | Imagine a post-modern , post-punk Morecambe and Wise and you are getting close to Reeves and his foil , Bob Mortimer . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | They get close to clients and do their best for them . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I wanted to get close to Goreng . |
| 13 | Could use Eleanor in order to get close to Jessamy . |
| 14 | Once again his innings ended disappointingly , with another slash through point finding Chris Lewis , at a time when the South Africans needed some gutsy determination and level-headedness to get close to England 's 252 . |
| 15 | This is impossible to do by staying within the lines , although it is easy to get close to success . |
| 16 | It was too late , she 'd accused him once too often , preached one too many sermons … she 'd blown her chance to get close to Guy . |
| 17 | Walking offers wonderful opportunities to get close to wildlife . |
| 18 | Faldo has won five Majors and he 's probably going to be next to get close to Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player and Tom Watson . |
| 19 | Suddenly , the Kremlin is falling over itself to get close to Uncle Sam . |