Example sentences of "[noun sg] so close to [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Only Babylonia has given us a story so close to Genesis that the question of borrowing or of direct influence is seriously considered . |
| 2 | Not since the Second World War had Congress remained in session so close to election day , and with mid-term elections on Nov. 6 rapidly approaching , a compromise budget was at last finally agreed . |
| 3 | It seemed unlikely they would have placed a bomb so close to Livingstone Manor , but it was better to be sure than dead . |
| 4 | ‘ But could I get an appointment so close to Christmas ? ’ |
| 5 | And in the far distance beckoned the possibility of marriage , a state so close to paradise that he hardly dared imagine it . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . |