Example sentences of "passes close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The marathon passes close to the City bomb zone . |
| 2 | A circular walk based on Drewsteignton takes in the dramatic gorge and passes close to one of the most notable curiosities of the area — Castle Drogo . |
| 3 | After crossing the stream turn right along the track which passes close to Trepewet Farm . |
| 4 | The mass of Mercury was first determined from its influence on the orbit of Eros , an asteroid which was discovered in 1898 and which often passes close to Mercury . |
| 5 | The orbit of Mariner 10 around the Sun is such that it passes close to Mercury about every 2 × 88 days . |
| 6 | The village took its name from the Roman road or straet known as the Gartree Road which passes close to the little limestone church of St Giles that now stands all alone on the skyline . |