Example sentences of "close to [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The only time I came close to lobbying was when I asked Dave Mannion , a friend for a long time , to tell me if he thought I 'd outlived my usefulness here , then I would slip quietly away . |
| 2 | Doctors and accountants are one thing ; husbands on the brink of divorce or even drug barons close to capture are another . |
| 3 | Other MPs who came close to defeat were the Militant supporter Mr Pat Wall ( Bradford North ) , and Mr Ron Brown ( Leith ) , the left-winger who had the whip withdrawn for a month for dropping the Mace . |
| 4 | One case which comes close to misrepresentation is English Columbia 's recording of the Introduction and Allegro by Ravel , recorded in late 1923 , which was alleged to be ‘ conducted ’ by the composer . |
| 5 | Close to Eta is one of Messier 's objects : M74 , a spiral galaxy . |