Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know ’ , the Dowager Countess leaned close to Lucille , ‘ why some of them bother to dress at all ! |
| 2 | Rex nuzzled close to Laura 's ear . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The large nylon-clad bottom swished close to Charles ' face as he limped up after her . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |
| 7 | The latest bomb exploded close to Downing Street on Friday night . |
| 8 | Catherine came close to Morton and let her head droop on his shoulder . |
| 9 | William kept close to Hari 's side , though for his own protection or hers Hari was n't sure . |
| 10 | The hoax devices discovered close to Seafield House and BP Expro 's offices were destroyed in controlled explosions by army bomb disposal experts , using remote controlled vehicles . |
| 11 | Even if the man drifted close to sleep , which the stillness encouraged , the union remained unbroken . |
| 12 | Vampire-like , Lydia hovered close to Sara . |
| 13 | They were singing a folk-song , simple but moving , and Erika came close to tears . |
| 14 | Evelyn came close to Newman , dipped her head sideways . |
| 15 | The situation came close to manslaughter , and by its overt violence and the occupation of the assailant it is an exception . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | So , after much jockeying and a few power lunches ( although all three contestants for the top spot — McDonald , Stewart , and Somerville — deny this ) Trevor has got the top job and a salary reckoned close to £125,000 a year . |
| 18 | The littlest ones pressed close to Carrie . |
| 19 | His stillness made them hesitate ; he might have been watching for fish but the stream was hardly large enough for trout , only minnows or sticklebacks Libby pressed close to George , they stayed on the path watching . |
| 20 | Then his face moved close to Jed 's , and he said , ‘ Are you interested in my daughter ? ’ |
| 21 | Culley moved close to Court , who fought the desire to flinch . |
| 22 | Afterwards he could n't tell if he had dreamed it , but he was sure little Tero drew close to Maldita several times , trying to prop her up , and twice he felt Tero 's timid nudge of encouragement in his back when he was buckling with exhaustion . |
| 23 | A SURGEON told yesterday how stabbed policewoman Leslie Harrison came close to death as his team battled to save her . |
| 24 | As his face came close to Edward 's , his breath hit him in a shocking wave . |
| 25 | When death struck close to home it was not easy to accept such counsel , nor to see God 's design . |