Example sentences of "close to [noun sg] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 President dies in car bomb blast after only 17 days in office Arab League close to despair Lebanon leader killed .
2 Car bomb blows up president after only 17 days in office Arab League close to despair Lebanon leader killed .
3 It was also pointed out that when Montupet set up close to West Belfast , Richard Needham claimed it would bring up to 1000 new jobs to West Belfast .
4 They had stopped at an inn close to Minster Lovell to buy a grand meal and sup a few tankards of ale .
5 Rather less simply , some people close to Crédit Lyonnais think it may also have lent money to Florio Fiorini , a Swiss-based Italian associated with Mr Parretti .
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