Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall take up residence in autumn , not later , for I am to have another child close to Christmas , I believe . |
| 2 | comes down to earth at a residential road close to Milngavie station . |
| 3 | Anchor Hotel Comfortable Licensed Hotel close to Promenade and Town Centre . |
| 4 | Schalck-Golodkowski had eventually fled to the West in December 1989 [ see pp. 37107 ; 37172 ] and had since lived in what was described as a luxurious house close to BND headquarters outside the Bavarian city of Munich . |
| 5 | They had spent two nights in bed-and-breakfast accommodation before taking a month 's let on a furnished flat close to Clapham Junction mainline railway station . |
| 6 | Start with black powder eyeshadow on a fine brush , gently build up a fine line close to lashes and out as far as is flattering . |
| 7 | Our destination and purpose at first unbeknownst to me , we went on a shopping expedition one day to a larger province close to Nongkhai . |
| 8 | Even a reference to some current event close to hand can offer a lead in to a topic . |
| 9 | ‘ In our case , I think people were looking further afield for education without realising that they had a very good facility close to home . |
| 10 | For example , in a rural locality close to Jerusalem , 34 per cent of children under three showed signs of malnutrition . |
| 11 | But with the world population of this fascinating and endearing ape close to extinction , any effort to stabilize the situation must be worthwhile . |
| 12 | So why this mysterious meeting close to Hauser 's lair ? |
| 13 | Cassowary put his domed head close to Bower-bird 's beak . |
| 14 | Since March the dogs have competed in a mixture of open and championship shows as far afield as Leeds , Doncaster and Stafford and the occasional show close to home . |
| 15 | More generally in relation to external dealings , the advantages which the City of London possesses as a major international financial centre were listed by the Wilson Committee : its historical role as centre of the pax Britannica economica ; its geographical position close to Europe and between America and Asia ; the overlap of its working day with those of both Europe and Asia ; political stability ; a high degree of integrity ; a flexible regulatory system ; a concentration of ancillary and cognate services ; and the universality of the English language . |
| 16 | Elvis is the icon of the Fifties , and Jasper Johns ' flag is shit compared with Elvis and never ever in this world will have any relevance close to Elvis , ’ Koons says , defiantly . |
| 17 | And so to pastures new … and the small town of Gresford which lies near the Welsh border close to Wrexham . |
| 18 | It would be the end of her time being in any way close to Alain . |
| 19 | Britain 's determination to trade with Castro 's Cuba was a notable cause of complaint , the survival of his Marxist regime close to Florida causing particular affront to numerous Americans . |
| 20 | Georgian hotel close to Sutton Coldfield town centre . |
| 21 | Georgian hotel close to Sutton Coldfield town centre and the extensive recreational facilities of Sutton Park . |
| 22 | The simultaneous news that the Commander in Chief of the Army , von Brauchitsch , had been relieved of his duties and that Hitler himself had taken over the direct military leadership of the army , together with the undeniable fact that the German advance had come to a halt and the Soviet counter-attack close to Moscow could only be staved off with partial retreats , and , not least , the entry of the United States into the war , combined to produce the first major shock to the German population during the Second World War . |
| 23 | The Cuban missile crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war . |
| 24 | THE luscious Melanie Griffith has never looked sexier than she does in her new film Close To Eden . |
| 25 | The decline was particularly marked in the Black Forest and in the Bavarian National Park in southern West Germany , an alpine region close to Austria and Switzerland , where fir decline may have slightly predated that in the Black Forest . |
| 26 | Excellent location close to sea front , Conference Centre and all amenities . |