Example sentences of "[adj] and close [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The site must be central , easily accessible and close to parking facilities . |
| 2 | The prison system in England and Wales , then , is creaking and close to collapse . |
| 3 | The tough-guy actor — filming smash hit movie Patriot Games which is released in Britain to-morrow — had to be rescued by emergency crews after a tough underwater fight scene left him exhausted and close to drowning . |
| 4 | Name a person whom you would wish to be contacted if you are seriously ill and close to death |
| 5 | Then he said , ‘ I knew an eagle once who was also ill and close to death . |
| 6 | Tinitus in her ears is the only physical reminder of the violent illness … which left her unconscious and close to death . |
| 7 | The Chicontepec oil is onshore and close to infrastructure , but it is dogged with very low productivity sands , and covers such a large area that accurate prediction of the sweet spots is the only way to reduce an onerous number of wells . |
| 8 | The brutal attack by David Makka , 22 , left Susan Lawson , 20 , brain-damaged and close to death , a judge was told yesterday at Newcastle Crown Court . |