Example sentences of "close [prep] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is only one man in this country who runs me close on litigation and that is Horatio Bottomley . |
| 2 | Deserts and semi-deserts , often hunting close to bedouin and other nomad encampments . |
| 3 | The revolt had come close to success and it may well have shaken Henry II 's confidence in his son 's ability to rule Aquitaine . |
| 4 | Anchor Hotel Comfortable Licensed Hotel close to Promenade and Town Centre . |
| 5 | So people were increasingly being faced with the problem of lots more dog mess close to home and how to dispose of it ! |
| 6 | And all I know is he 's getting literally close to home and he works for you , if you include disabling your barmen in the conditions of employment , that is . ’ |
| 7 | We climbed eight pitches of glassy ice through the storm and at nightfall emerged on the summit ridge , already close to exhaustion and chilled to the bone . |
| 8 | CLOSE TO PARKING AND SHOPS |
| 9 | Was it too universal a theme for the Gaelic fund committee to tackle , too big a scale of project , too close to reality and too controversial a subject ? |
| 10 | With a post officer close to retirement and a garage owner struggling with ill health , Parnell was desperate not to let the quality of village life plummet . |
| 11 | 100 yards to sea , close to conference and exhibition centres , shops , Lanes and theatres . |
| 12 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |
| 13 | it is a cross between camping and a five-star hotel , close to nature and all amenities . |
| 14 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 15 | Altogether the beach group occupied three tables close to Rain and Oliver . |
| 16 | It is visible with the naked eye , and its position close to Eta and Mu makes it very easy to locate . |
| 17 | He came close to death and is still trying to come to terms with the attack . |
| 18 | There is a regular bus service close to hand and also convenient shops . |
| 19 | Comfortable family hotel close to seafront and shops . |
| 20 | Flash floods in October 1992 had torn away supporting concrete panels from the base of the dam , bringing it close to collapse and threatening the release of 3.5 million tonnes of water containing harmful levels of heavy metals from nearby mines [ see ED 65/66 ] . |