Example sentences of "[noun sg] close [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bat may appear suddenly out of the dark close to a moth . |
| 2 | The first difficulties began to appear last year after the Mazowiecki government , without consulting the public or the parliament , decreed that children should be taught religion in schools , in effect making Catholicism close to a state religion . |
| 3 | As I lay flat on the grass close to a tree the blood from the Officer 's wound had stained the grass a dull red colour . |
| 4 | Auto-pattern adjustables ( used on cars ) and girder-pattern spanners have slightly different mechanisms , but both suffer from the same disadvantage as far as plumbing is concerned , which is that they are difficult to use on a pipe close to a wall . |
| 5 | I chose a situation close to a hedgerow and was soon scouting around for logs or pieces of wood to cover the trench and to give some sort of protection against shrapnel . |
| 6 | Other adjustments include those in Sri Lanka , where enterprises can , where costs suggest location close to a supply of raw materials , get the benefits without being physically in the zone . |
| 7 | If you prefer to improvise , place the growing bag close to a wall , and stretch horizontal strands of galvanised wire between vine eyes . |