Example sentences of "[vb past] close " in BNC.
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| 1 | That clustered close above . |
| 2 | As she stood waiting , she felt again that wave of dizziness that bordered close to nausea , and she put a hand against the rough wall of the boat house to steady herself . |
| 3 | Her face bent close to his . |
| 4 | ‘ Tell me , ’ Victor bent close to him . |
| 5 | Sarah bent close to her . |
| 6 | Tommaso bent close to her , and said , ‘ You did n't come . ’ |
| 7 | Then I bent close to his ear and said in as big a voice as I dared , ‘ He 's taken Rebus with him . ’ |
| 8 | There was his dear head , bent close to a tousled blonde mop over a pile of papers . |
| 9 | There was nothing at all in his touch but kindness and efficiency but she had to bite into her lip to stifle the urge to stroke the dark head that bent close to her and his hands on her skin sent melting sensations through her that utterly drowned out any slight pain from the sharp stones . |
| 10 | Then his face moved close to Jed 's , and he said , ‘ Are you interested in my daughter ? ’ |
| 11 | When he brought her back another drink he moved close to her trying to have a conversation . |
| 12 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |
| 13 | The core of the Octobrist party , which had suffered major defections to the Right , and a new Progressive party , led by a group of Moscow industrialists , moved close to the Kadets , who in turn intensified their opposition to the government . |
| 14 | Culley moved close to Court , who fought the desire to flinch . |
| 15 | Donna moved close to it , peering in at the finely sculpted features , momentarily distracted by the sheer artistry of the effigy . |
| 16 | In early November , the average price moved close to the International Natural Rubber Organization ( INRO ) 's " may buy " level of 176 Malaysia/Singapore cents a kilogram [ see p. 37895 ] . |
| 17 | She moved close to him and touched his cheek . |
| 18 | This was early music at its best — we were led somewhere new , moved close to tears , and booted back , smartly , into laughter . |
| 19 | What remained of her hair had been clipped and plastered close to her head in a most unflattering style . |
| 20 | Harvey 's face was near , his fair hair plastered close to the skull like golden syrup . |
| 21 | East Yzordderrex maybe , in the Kesparates built close to the harbour where Oscar liked to bargain for contraband brought back from Hakaridek or the islands . |
| 22 | As his army approached close to the walls of Toulouse itself the townspeople seized the opportunity to emancipate themselves from comital authority . |
| 23 | They stopped close to the step where he was standing . |
| 24 | We stopped close to a small graveyard where a tribe of wild goats stared suspiciously at us from between the mounds of earth and bleak wooden crosses . |
| 25 | She stopped close to the entrance to St Martin 's and walked up the steep path of a tiny church , ancient before St Thomas was born . |
| 26 | He paced close to his car . |
| 27 | The light of water showed through the tree trunks as they drew close to the narrow wood along the lake but once on the fringe of the trees they lost all resentment at the sight of the thick floor of bluebells beneath the trees . |
| 28 | Even Sheila grew a little afraid as they drew close to the house . |
| 29 | The ferry drew close to the bank and the crowd surged forward . |
| 30 | She drew close to him instead . |