Example sentences of "as close to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their positions were under constant sniper fire during the day so I had to keep as close to the ground as possible . |
| 2 | She was free to go as close to the man 's music as she dared , to stare as long as she wanted , to dance on the kerb right beside him where he seemed so tall he almost blacked out the sky , and the music so overwhelming you could hear nothing else . |
| 3 | Mr Patten , 46 , a former Oxford geography don , is regarded as close to the European Christian Democrat tradition , which is predominately Roman Catholic . |
| 4 | Britain 's future must be safeguarded by active membership of a European Community which is united and democratic and in which decisions are taken as close to the people as possible . |
| 5 | Also — wherever possible keep valuable livestock , feedstuffs or other bulk materials as close to the farmyard as you can . |
| 6 | Keep bulk feedstuffs as close to the farmyard as possible |
| 7 | Your main objective should be to sail as close to the wind as possible whilst maintaining speed . |
| 8 | If you are sailing in this curved air flow you can not sail as close to the wind as you could if you had been in clear wind . |
| 9 | The course you steer when beating , ie , sailing as close to the wind as possible . |
| 10 | Their purpose was to provide unloading and warehousing facilities as close to the heart of London as possible , and Thomas Telford ( q.v. ) and Philip Hardwick were appointed chief engineer and architect respectively . |
| 11 | My idea is to cast as close to the branches as I dare , then allow the current to carry the bait into the roots . |
| 12 | Gripping the edge of the blanket he moved as close to the fearsome head as he dared . |
| 13 | Starting with the top lashes , look up and — taking the wand as close to the roots as possible — brush from roots to the tips in a single motion and leave to dry . |
| 14 | But one incident that amused me was that I was booked for a coffee commercial and the producer phoned me up the night before the session to let me know the track we were doing , because he said he wanted to get it as close to the original as he possibly could . |
| 15 | ‘ I like to stick as close to the recorded version as possible . |
| 16 | However , with record companies realising the appeal and financial benefits of bands like Sabbath having a line-up as close to the original as possible , Neil found himself out in the cold after Geezer Butler was reunited with his former partners . |
| 17 | Hold on to the furthest part of the leg that you can reach without straining , lowering the body as close to the leg as possible . |
| 18 | Lower your hands and body as close to the leg as possible . |
| 19 | As you stretch up , turn to face one leg and lower your hands and body as close to the leg as possible . |
| 20 | The bulk issue will be timed to take place as close to the start of the new deduction year as operational scheduling permits . |
| 21 | Once the top section had been put into place and its edge tucked in as close to the body as possible , the lip of the base tray was eased towards the sides of the upper half and the joint soldered . |
| 22 | As a rule , all sacrifices were carried out as close to the heavens as possible . |
| 23 | Such judgements , however , are best made as close to the action as possible rather than on a theoretical basis a long way away . |
| 24 | I think the modern collection should be rehoused ( the present building does not suit it ) , but as close to the Tate as possible . |
| 25 | Grip lashes with the curlers as close to the roots as possible and hold for five seconds , then repeat halfway down the lashes . |
| 26 | But Ptolemy had to make an assumption that the moon followed a path that sometimes brought it twice as close to the earth as other times , in order to predict these positions correctly . |
| 27 | But an assumption that Ptolemy had to make in order to predict these positions correctly was that the moon followed a path that sometimes brought it twice as close to the earth as at other times . |
| 28 | But in order to predict these positions correctly , Ptolemy had to make an assumption that the moon followed a path that sometimes brought it twice as close to the earth as at other times . |
| 29 | Drucker concluded about decision analysis that : ‘ A decision should always be made at lowest level and as close to the scene of action as possible … |
| 30 | Mount tubes as close to the front of cabinets as possible and shield them with a baffle or small valance or cornice attached to the bottom of units . |