Example sentences of "too close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tried moving to right but then too close to frame . |
| 2 | The headmaster was getting a little too close to the bone for my liking , so I decided to go on the defensive . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Keeping far too close to the field |
| 6 | Remember , do not hold the glider down too close to the ground , 5 to 10 feet is safer . |
| 7 | Remember , do n't try to fly too close to the ground : 5 to 10 feet is quite all right and will make it much easier to smooth out any pitching which occurs before you have had time to get used to the light controls . |
| 8 | My original design featured an ovolo and round moulding adding detail and delicacy to the edge , but this table was to have a tablecloth in use , and there was a fear that anything placed too close to the edge might tumble . |
| 9 | But , when he gets too close to any dog he growls and barks . |
| 10 | Alarm messages appear on the screen if the chase car gets too close to , or too far from , the lead car . |
| 11 | The Celtic striker , however , put his header too close to the keeper . |
| 12 | Producers will usually only meet pluggers who they know already , and rarely see any band 's representative because they are probably far too close to the music to have any objectivity . |
| 13 | Yet probably The Rock relies on a form too close to extinction at the time for it to bring the whole revue to life . |
| 14 | That gave me a big shock that did , and after that I used to move away if he came too close to me . |
| 15 | Today it 's a Greek Cypriot farmer who is cultivating land too close to the Turkish military positions for the UN to guarantee his safety . |
| 16 | We think an oil heater may have overturned — or perhaps it was left too close to some curtains . |
| 17 | ‘ The blue is a bit too close to the sky blue of the West Ham football kit , and I 'm not a fan ! ’ |
| 18 | Doctors balance enthusiasm for more local control of funding as a self-governing trust against fears about clinicians finding themselves too close to budgetary responsibility . |
| 19 | Almost too close to Madge Ramsey 's famous ; ‘ Say what you like , there 's nothing like a nice cup of tea . ’ |
| 20 | The response was so swift and unhesitating that McLeish was taken aback , and drove much too close to the car in front . |
| 21 | The toots of trees planted too close to buildings may penetrate foundations and damage water mains . |
| 22 | He stroked her back , wincing at the sharpness of her spine , the ripple of ribs too close to the skin . |
| 23 | Because if they got too close to us , they might start thinking . ’ |
| 24 | It has the usual big , doleful ballads , smartly arranged and sung , but written with a dictionary of cliches too close to hand . |
| 25 | Either you have a faulty fuel pump which allows fuel to bleed back in to the tank or the petrol pipe is routed too close to sources of heat which is causing vapour locking in the pipe I would guess it is faulty . |
| 26 | However , the jury were having none of it ; she had entered these institutions of her own volition , possibly when the police were getting a little too close to her activities in that part of the country . |
| 27 | ‘ Watch , do n't get too close to those in front . |
| 28 | Many people in the territories felt that Arafat was sailing too close to the wind and were relieved by the collapse of his accord with King Husayn . |
| 29 | More objective observers regarded the contest as too close to call . |
| 30 | Women can similarly become inwardly cold when a man gets too close to them . |