Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know ’ , the Dowager Countess leaned close to Lucille , ‘ why some of them bother to dress at all ! |
| 2 | The large nylon-clad bottom swished close to Charles ' face as he limped up after her . |
| 3 | Whilst originally described as a universal buffer for restriction enzymes , we have found that all modification enzymes required for cDNA synthesis have close to 100% activity in 0.5 KGB buffer . |
| 4 | The latest bomb exploded close to Downing Street on Friday night . |
| 5 | Only John had had the courage to stay close to Jesus throughout the terrible events of Thursday night and Friday . |
| 6 | New developments which generate freight capable of bulk transport to locate close to rail facilities wherever possible . |
| 7 | It was too late , she 'd accused him once too often , preached one too many sermons … she 'd blown her chance to get close to Guy . |
| 8 | At the end of 1987 they had failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup and then played two drawn series against India and Pakistan , in the latter case coming close to defeat before squeezing a two-wicket victory to square the rubber . |
| 9 | Digital television comes close to reality |
| 10 | Even if the man drifted close to sleep , which the stillness encouraged , the union remained unbroken . |
| 11 | Babur leans close to Claire and whispers in her ear : ‘ Hippy . ’ |
| 12 | The situation came close to manslaughter , and by its overt violence and the occupation of the assailant it is an exception . |
| 13 | However , in that year , the scheme came close to disaster when nearly 20 per cent of the breed was found to be infected with brucellosis ( in comparison with a national rate of less than 5 per cent ) . |
| 14 | So , after much jockeying and a few power lunches ( although all three contestants for the top spot — McDonald , Stewart , and Somerville — deny this ) Trevor has got the top job and a salary reckoned close to £125,000 a year . |
| 15 | Could use Eleanor in order to get close to Jessamy . |
| 16 | Then his face moved close to Jed 's , and he said , ‘ Are you interested in my daughter ? ’ |
| 17 | Afterwards he could n't tell if he had dreamed it , but he was sure little Tero drew close to Maldita several times , trying to prop her up , and twice he felt Tero 's timid nudge of encouragement in his back when he was buckling with exhaustion . |
| 18 | As his face came close to Edward 's , his breath hit him in a shocking wave . |
| 19 | Borrow a small edging sander at the same time to finish close to walls . |
| 20 | When death struck close to home it was not easy to accept such counsel , nor to see God 's design . |