Example sentences of "close [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | shrugging him close as a second skin |
2 | The Mother waited for the straggling child to catch up with her , and then she bent down , shouted something to it right up close against its face , and then hit it hard across the face with the back of her right hand . |
3 | We now have close on fifty per cent . |
4 | There is only one man in this country who runs me close on litigation and that is Horatio Bottomley . |
5 | In November , a Presidential Task Force on human rights was set up , consisting of senior figures close to President Premadasa . |
6 | Tried moving to right but then too close to frame . |
7 | Membership grew at an astonishing pace , reaching close to 30,000 in the late 1970s . |
8 | The 400-bedroom Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza is situated close to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City . |
9 | Wine supplier Bibendum 's buyer Simon Farr says : ‘ Friulian whites , particularly those from Collio close to the Yugoslav border , are wonderfully clean and restrained . |
10 | Close to Collio is the Grave del Friuli district . |
11 | Granting that the Beowulf reference , though tantalisingly close to unambiguity , can not be unequivocally accepted as a primary source for Hercule Poirot , the directness of the next reference brooks no denial . |
12 | TRIANGLE CINEMA is an arthouse venue situated close to the city centre at Aston University . |
13 | The headmaster was getting a little too close to the bone for my liking , so I decided to go on the defensive . |
14 | I cut all but the strongest , straightest stem away close to the base and planted the resulting ‘ twig ’ in a pot of good compost . |
15 | Here , these have been laid in a bold panel close to the house and have also been used in strips and courses so that they tie the raised pool into the overall design of the terrace . |
16 | Never lay crops directly on the floor where it is possible they could suffer from the effects of damp and poor air circulation , and arrange produce according to its preference : the roots nearer to the cool floor , and onions and marrows close to the ceiling where it is slightly warmer . |
17 | Most accidents happen when a cable break occurs close to the ground . |
18 | The only safe solution is to get the gliders into the hangar before the squalls arrive , or to make sure that there are at least two people close to each glider all the time , ready to swing them round when necessary . |
19 | Moving through a confined space , for example if the glider is too large to go through the door , it is always wise to go nose first , swinging the glider right round and out with its nose close to one door . |
20 | Do not land behind or close to another glider or obstruction . |
21 | In these conditions it is vital for the pilot to have a hand close to the release , ready to pull it if the need arises . |
22 | With a cable break close to the ground there is always plenty of room ahead for the landing . |
23 | It is surprisingly easy to make the circuit and base leg far too close to the field , particularly if the surrounding countryside is rough and unlandable . |
24 | However , effective S-turns are not easy to do , and they need to be practised if they are not to end up in dangerously steep turns or in bringing the final turn too close to the field . |
25 | Keeping far too close to the field |
26 | If the towplane gains speed by flying close to the ground , when it noses up to start climbing , the effect of the wind gradient accentuates the climb so that the glider may easily be left flying close to the ground , in or near the wake and below the tug . |
27 | If the towplane gains speed by flying close to the ground , when it noses up to start climbing , the effect of the wind gradient accentuates the climb so that the glider may easily be left flying close to the ground , in or near the wake and below the tug . |
28 | The tow pilot can help by allowing his aircraft to climb away , gaining speed rather than holding it down close to the ground . |
29 | Remember , do not hold the glider down too close to the ground , 5 to 10 feet is safer . |
30 | Whereas there is a definite minimum speed for rounding out with full airbrake , once the glider is in level flight close to the ground , with the right technique the airbrakes can be opened fully at much lower speeds . |