Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] closer [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Europe has voted for something new and something greener and closer to the community . |
| 2 | Immediately Alec 's eyes filled with sweat again and he strained to hold the delicate balance of the bucket of fire as it moved lower and closer to the shape carved out of the ground . |
| 3 | They take it in turns to crouch in a cardboard box — edging it closer and closer to the track . |
| 4 | The Chiefs in both areas — cryptography and intelligence — were distinguished from the Indians because they were fewer , preponderantly male and had better jobs — better because they were more responsible and closer to the brush of real events . |
| 5 | As the light went , leaving its afterglow on his blind eyes , he was vaguely distracted by a ringing sound , far off at first but closer with every repetition . |
| 6 | This design was not popular with the boatmen as it gave a less comfortable steering position — it was noisier and closer to the exhaust . |
| 7 | Engholm , entered the Bundestag in 1970 , was seen as more centrist , northern and closer to the trade union movement than his rival Oskar Lafontaine , who stood unsuccessfully for Chancellor in 1990 and declined the leadership of the party at that time [ ibid . ] . |
| 8 | All first year pruning should be harder and closer to the base than in subsequent years . |