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

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1 They talked sex , the way he talked about it to many people with whom he grew close in a working relationship .
2 She found a pair of stockings , passed her hand through to check for runs , discovered a small one near the heel and dabbed it with the bar of soap to hold it ; put on her two-tone coffee and cream high-heel shoes , then looking close in the mirror , applied some eyeliner with the flick of a tail in the corner and painted pale lipstick on her mouth .
3 We were very close in the sense that I could ask him anything at any time , and we took great pleasure in each other 's company . ’
4 Coleraine started brightly with Cook and Brian Donaghy both going close in the opening three minutes , but the Crues settled quickly and were presented with a golden opportunity to go ahead in the 12th minute .
5 Close in the pod of our own concerns
6 He was run very close in the contest by Steve Richardson ( 29th ) , who failed to make the Walker Cup side of 1989 .
7 We cling close in the safety of crowds under streetlights and torchlights .
8 The committee decided that the best site was in Thomas ' Close in the south-west of Bedford and off the Ampthill Road ; the land belonged to the Duke of Bedford .
9 It was close in the end but it might have been even tighter if Colbert had n't made way for them on the last stage .
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