Example sentences of "[conj] close [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further 13 fields are under development or close to a development decision . |
| 2 | A number of highly conserved glycines and other small residues at the C terminus of GH5 lie at or close to the turn of the β -hairpin , and presumably are required to form the hairpin without steric hindrance . |
| 3 | Pack anything you are likely to need en route either in a pocket or close to the top . |
| 4 | If this occurs on or close to the skin , it can be observed as redness and it feels warm to the touch . |
| 5 | In all of these proteins , however , the metal is bound at or close to the surface . |
| 6 | During the summer breeding gulls , skuas , terns and cormorants feed close to land ; the rest range widely over the ocean , browsing at or close to the surface in single-species or mixed flocks . |
| 7 | 11 KEYBOARD SOCKETS : For true ease of use , these should be at the front of the machine , or close to the front at the side . |
| 8 | The vegetation of the field was analysed by ordination and correlation techniques which showed that only a minor part of the variation in species distribution could be accounted for by underlying edaphic factors , though in the peripheral areas of the pasture the presence of hedges and trees accounted for significant changes in the vegetation — e.g. Dadtylis glomerata occurred mainly in or close to the shade of the trees . |
| 9 | Although close to the city , the path runs between two golf courses — a delightful rural setting for work , in dappled autumn sunshine . |
| 10 | Oddly , she had never shown much interest in touring in West Germany — perhaps she was scared to go that close to the border — and had not even taken out a West German passport , to which she was automatically entitled . |
| 11 | Moreover , the cable will move with the current , more violently in shallow water and close to a shoreline . |
| 12 | The principle of proportion is at the heart of our aesthetic awareness and close to the life principle controlling plant growth . |
| 13 | The Hague city centre is only 10 minutes away and close to the hotel is the bustling promenade and boulevard with its infinite entertainment and shopping possibilities . |
| 14 | I crossed wet ground and came to a long , open piece of sand , then went on to a place where the trees had branches that were thick and close to the sand . |
| 15 | By beating this they could drive themselves through the water but their heavy foreparts must have kept their heads low and close to the bottom . |
| 16 | To control the power keep the sail low and close to the water to decrease its effective area and slide one or both feet into the straps whilst lying in the water . |
| 17 | This exceptionally well run hotel is situated in a small side road behind the Leidseplein and close to the Vondelpark , the stylish shopping street P.C. Hoofstraat and all the main attractions . |
| 18 | Backpackers need to keep the weight high and close to the back , but ski-mountaineers and climbers need the weight to be kept lower to increase stability , although weighty things should be kept close to the back . |
| 19 | The Beau Rivage is a comfortable hotel set on the front in Baveno , opposite the promenade and close to the centre of the village . |
| 20 | Once part of a watermill , this hotel is just 500 metres from the lakeside beach and close to the centre of Garda village . |
| 21 | The school is situated in the student area of the town , near the university and close to the centre of town . |
| 22 | Last Monday , as Smith and Muzorewa met in the railway carriage , an ANC man — a methodist minister , like Muzorewa , and close to the heart of the ANC — led the Caux Assembly in prayer for this land . |
| 23 | She thought it was the squirrel again , but then realised it was something moving jerkily in the hollow of a decayed tree below her and close to the beech . |
| 24 | And close to the poetry of Persia is that of Arabia , so singularly pithy and elegant . |
| 25 | Barely audible above the new-found noise of the wheels , he heard the sharp step of feet in the corridor and close to the door of their compartment . |
| 26 | The Marine Commandos were well dug in in a wooded area just off the road and close to the village . |
| 27 | The Plaza is a modern hotel along a side street off the Ku'damm , and close to the nightlife . |
| 28 | As the right leg is lifted on the turn , it should remain high and close to the body . |
| 29 | He must be both desperate and close to the end to take such an enormous risk . |
| 30 | And close to the end a few people that were hanged a are innocent . |