Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall be co-operating with Lothian Regional Council , who already are preparing schemes for upgrading sections of towpath close to Edinburgh . |
| 2 | It is important , however , to have a source of money close to home . |
| 3 | That 's the the the very reason the new settlements strategy was accepted by the County Council after the County Council 's initial opposition to it and their initial erm policy in favour of the substantial expansion of villages close to York . |
| 4 | ‘ The city of Shenzen close to Daya Bay was a tiny fishing village 10 years ago . |
| 5 | CPRW was among a large number of bodies that opposed allowing the Hamilton Oil Company to drill an exploratory well in a very sensitive area of seabed close to Bardsey Island . |
| 6 | The superb hotel is set in 9 acres of grounds close to Cheltenham 's town centre . |
| 7 | ( Roughly , this involves averaging the usual periodogram in log-log space , giving unbiased independent estimates of known variance , and with distributions close to gaussian . ) |
| 8 | You then sail in company ( with help close to hand ) for the second week . |
| 9 | When dealing with landowners it is best to be known to be always fair , with offers close to market value , or an explanation made when this is not possible . |
| 10 | A project now in progress close to Explorers , which hoped to rekindle pride in the old customs , language and traditional knowledge of the native Infierno community , was Ametra 2001 . |
| 11 | Nor did it seem apparent to all that the war fought at sea , the damage which might be inflicted upon enemy vessels and morale , and the consequences which victory at sea could have for those who lived in areas close to coasts , were all part of a wider war which could not be restricted to the fighting on land . |
| 12 | That 's the word from officials close to Davignon , who has the European brief for energy and research as well as industry . |
| 13 | If the answer is ‘ not at all ’ then we are in reality close to option one and substitution of judgment . |
| 14 | In societies close to subsistence levels , there may be relatively little outside the ‘ world of work ’ , which occupies most of their individuals ' time and energy . |
| 15 | Indeed in the case of Bijlmermeer , there is concern over the residents ' increased fear of assault by assailants concealed in shrubbery close to walkways between the flat blocks , so that in future some vehicular access to some of the blocks is to be permitted , even though it undermines the integrity of the segregation principle . |
| 16 | The Avon , Severn and Trent are all likely to feature in Denis ' matches for the rest of the season , although he is likely to stay away from events close to home where the meat has become the number one bait . |
| 17 | CPRW opposed the issuing of licences to the Hamilton Oil Company to prospect close to Bardsey Island . |
| 18 | Jesus looked to material close to hand for the subject matter of his parables . |
| 19 | For pipes close to walls , look for Pipeslice rotating cutters . |
| 20 | In such circumstances , lending will be at rates close to market rates and will be designed to avoid any distortion to bill rates . |
| 21 | The North-Easterners , fuelled by enthusiasm close to fanaticism , found their finance , players , admin staff , and facilities , and an exciting tale it is in the recounting . |