Example sentences of "[noun] come close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This entailed the loss of about 3,000 posts with some universities shedding 25 per cent of their staff ; some departments were closed and a number of institutions came close to bankruptcy . |
| 2 | Scathach came close to Tallis and they curled up together , her face buried in the fur collar of his clothing , his arms reaching into the warmth below her cloak . |
| 3 | Oystermen come close to victory |
| 4 | Only current captain David Platt and Chris Woods come close to Walker with 29 and 27 caps under the beleaguered English boss and the Wednesday goalkeeper has also suffered an alarming dip in form in the past few weeks . |
| 5 | Catherine came close to Morton and let her head droop on his shoulder . |
| 6 | At the end of 1987 they had failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup and then played two drawn series against India and Pakistan , in the latter case coming close to defeat before squeezing a two-wicket victory to square the rubber . |
| 7 | Digital television comes close to reality |
| 8 | You could just see them at low water and er that was one of the danger points but I 've never seen ships coming close to Skerrymor at all . |
| 9 | They were singing a folk-song , simple but moving , and Erika came close to tears . |
| 10 | Evelyn came close to Newman , dipped her head sideways . |
| 11 | The situation came close to manslaughter , and by its overt violence and the occupation of the assailant it is an exception . |
| 12 | The division had a good year in 1992 , with results coming close to budget . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | A SURGEON told yesterday how stabbed policewoman Leslie Harrison came close to death as his team battled to save her . |
| 15 | As his face came close to Edward 's , his breath hit him in a shocking wave . |