Example sentences of "[noun pl] close to their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He envisaged community jails … divided into specialist units … with prisoners close to their families . |
| 2 | People often feel safer if they play things close to their chests and do n't reveal their hand too early . |
| 3 | Rabbits above ground , unless they are in proved , familiar surroundings close to their holes , live in continual fear . |
| 4 | The Glynns have always played their cards close to their chests and , like Clarence here , they have the knack of fading into the background when it suits them . |
| 5 | The SDLP and the DUP council leaders are both playing their cards close to their chests in the run-up to the June 7 AGM at which the top two mayoral posts will be decided . |