Example sentences of "close to [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building on and close to boundaries needs to be considered very carefully . |
| 2 | ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CLOSE TO $100m BUY IN ITALY , AND IS LOOKING IN FRANCE |
| 3 | Britain 's determination to trade with Castro 's Cuba was a notable cause of complaint , the survival of his Marxist regime close to Florida causing particular affront to numerous Americans . |
| 4 | The sale will strengthen Standard 's balance sheet and improve its capital ratios , which have recently sunk close to limits set by the Bank of England . |
| 5 | If there is no-one close to home to talk to , or if you want to talk to an independent person about your worries , you could telephone ChildLine or Barnardo 's . |
| 6 | Where she would lie still , huddled close to fur scarred and torn , half dead with cold and hunger . |
| 7 | The magazine , through his influence , became more regularized ; readers noted that something perilously close to marketing had intruded into its anarchy . |
| 8 | In practice , however , the majority of employers that have equalised upwards ( i.e. instead of reducing the retirement age for men ) are at this stage allowing women the option to take their pension early without reductions , instead of obliging those already close to retirement to prolong their working life . |
| 9 | Many hunters and men moving close to nature have commented on this sixth sense , warning them of danger . |
| 10 | Back in the Jaguar with Olwen , they motored north up the M6 , turning off close to Lancaster to make their way up a private road to a grey stone castle at the top of the hill , overlooking the beautiful valley of the River Lune . |
| 11 | But insiders close to Blundell confirmed the deal was agreed and says he is almost certain to return after one year out of competitive Formula One racing , during which he won the Le Mans 24-Hours classic alongside fellow Briton Derek Warwick . |