Example sentences of "[adv] close [prep] home " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . |
| 2 | And all I know is he 's getting literally close to home and he works for you , if you include disabling your barmen in the conditions of employment , that is . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Youthful folly ’ struck unpleasantly close to home . |
| 4 | They must have been waiting in a car , as neither wore an overcoat and both were suddenly there smack in front of me , blocking the pavement , tantalizingly close to home . |
| 5 | Abney Park in North London was a convenient site for the Titford family — fairly close to home , extremely spacious , and with a certain degree of Nonconformist tradition . |
| 6 | And if the Soviet leader kept silent in Peking in May , as hundreds of thousands shouted his name during the demonstrations at Tiananmen , he seems the more likely to say nothing which might inflame passions so comparatively close to home . |
| 7 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 8 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 9 | You can step on board conveniently close to home , know your luggage is in safe hands and travel in carefree comfort to your hotel near Paris . |
| 10 | ‘ Too much emotional hassle , too close to home ? ’ |