Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] close [prep] [noun sg] " 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 | It is also estimated that 37 Tory backbenchers are set to vote against the government in Wednesday 's Maastricht debate , making the result too close to call . |
| 3 | Khrushchev could never forgive him for the cruelties and stupidities that brought Russia so close to defeat by Hitler . |
| 4 | Not since the Second World War had Congress remained in session so close to election day , and with mid-term elections on Nov. 6 rapidly approaching , a compromise budget was at last finally agreed . |
| 5 | In recent years , there has been a desire both to move into the countryside and , for many young professional people , to move into areas fairly close to city centres . |
| 6 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 7 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 8 | Heater too close to coat rack . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She judged the first to be that of some official and wondered what such a one would be doing there at an hour now close to midnight . |
| 11 | ‘ But could I get an appointment so close to Christmas ? ’ |
| 12 | And in the far distance beckoned the possibility of marriage , a state so close to paradise that he hardly dared imagine it . |
| 13 | In 1975 when Jock Stein was almost killed in a car crash , he lay in a Dumfries hospital dangerously close to death with a fractured skull . |
| 14 | Yet probably The Rock relies on a form too close to extinction at the time for it to bring the whole revue to life . |
| 15 | You can step on board conveniently close to home , know your luggage is in safe hands and travel in carefree comfort to your hotel near Paris . |
| 16 | It has the usual big , doleful ballads , smartly arranged and sung , but written with a dictionary of cliches too close to hand . |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . |