Example sentences of "close to [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Babylonia has given us a story so close to Genesis that the question of borrowing or of direct influence is seriously considered . |
| 2 | Deserts and semi-deserts , often hunting close to bedouin and other nomad encampments . |
| 3 | And in the far distance beckoned the possibility of marriage , a state so close to paradise that he hardly dared imagine it . |
| 4 | The revolt had come close to success and it may well have shaken Henry II 's confidence in his son 's ability to rule Aquitaine . |
| 5 | Anchor Hotel Comfortable Licensed Hotel close to Promenade and Town Centre . |
| 6 | So people were increasingly being faced with the problem of lots more dog mess close to home and how to dispose of it ! |
| 7 | And all I know is he 's getting literally close to home and he works for you , if you include disabling your barmen in the conditions of employment , that is . ’ |
| 8 | The Avon , Severn and Trent are all likely to feature in Denis ' matches for the rest of the season , although he is likely to stay away from events close to home where the meat has become the number one bait . |
| 9 | We climbed eight pitches of glassy ice through the storm and at nightfall emerged on the summit ridge , already close to exhaustion and chilled to the bone . |
| 10 | CLOSE TO PARKING AND SHOPS |
| 11 | So to lower the cost of capital and raise the firm 's value , should you not fill your boots with it , at least until you get so close to bankruptcy that shareholders and creditors start to demand higher returns to balance the risk ? |
| 12 | The $24,000,000 production was to be an unmitigated disaster and was to bring Twentieth Century-Fox close to bankruptcy when it found out that the heyday of the film musical was past . |
| 13 | Get as close to subject as you can |
| 14 | Was it too universal a theme for the Gaelic fund committee to tackle , too big a scale of project , too close to reality and too controversial a subject ? |
| 15 | The reason I have chosen these two books for a comparison is because I always prefer to read books that are either true or close to reality as they bring out more emotions in my reading and at leat I know my feelings towards certain situations in the books have been felt by someone before , whether it may be another reader or the character himself , but in more depth . |
| 16 | With a post officer close to retirement and a garage owner struggling with ill health , Parnell was desperate not to let the quality of village life plummet . |
| 17 | Grill close to heat until cheese is melted , barely bubbling and aromatic . |
| 18 | 100 yards to sea , close to conference and exhibition centres , shops , Lanes and theatres . |
| 19 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |
| 20 | it is a cross between camping and a five-star hotel , close to nature and all amenities . |
| 21 | Howden Marsh , situated on the outskirts of Howden , is a low area of over eleven acres , the habitat of wild flowers , animals and birds , which the parish council is developing as close to nature as possible . |
| 22 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 23 | Altogether the beach group occupied three tables close to Rain and Oliver . |
| 24 | It is visible with the naked eye , and its position close to Eta and Mu makes it very easy to locate . |
| 25 | The new directive is intended to ensure that national authorities process toxic substances as close to source as possible , thereby minimising the risk of accidents while in transit . |
| 26 | A SURGEON told yesterday how stabbed policewoman Leslie Harrison came close to death as his team battled to save her . |
| 27 | He came close to death and is still trying to come to terms with the attack . |
| 28 | There is a regular bus service close to hand and also convenient shops . |
| 29 | Comfortable family hotel close to seafront and shops . |
| 30 | However , in that year , the scheme came close to disaster when nearly 20 per cent of the breed was found to be infected with brucellosis ( in comparison with a national rate of less than 5 per cent ) . |