Example sentences of "close to [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When reconnaissance shows that there is a large herd of elephants with young calves close to camp it is often decided to try to capture some of the young elephants first by means of mela shikar . |
| 2 | When death struck close to home it was not easy to accept such counsel , nor to see God 's design . |
| 3 | The artillery officer wondered why no one had thought to blow up the bridge which crossed the River Sambre in the centre of the town , but he supposed there must be fords close to Charleroi which would have made the destruction of the fine stone bridge into a futile and even petulant gesture . |
| 4 | With both economies close to capacity there is no room for a further stimulus . |
| 5 | ‘ The horse is certainly in good heart and because we are drawn close to Lochsong we are on the side of the track with a strong pace guaranteed . |
| 6 | She saw the taller of the boys hesitate , then touch the arm of the other and lean close to whisper something . |
| 7 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 8 | Some regard it as so close to bribery it should be banned . |
| 9 | It 's only now , I suppose , that all of us who were involved have started to realise just how close to death we were . |
| 10 | Tears had followed , both women understandably shaken by their ordeal , by the knowledge of how close to death they had come . |
| 11 | Close to dawn she forced herself into bed , but she was still wide-eyed when the maid came in with an early-morning cup of tea . |