Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rex nuzzled close to Laura 's ear . |
| 2 | Scathach came close to Tallis and they curled up together , her face buried in the fur collar of his clothing , his arms reaching into the warmth below her cloak . |
| 3 | For example , the Allianz group in Munich has close to 25% of the Bavarian Hypo Bank , one of Germany 's biggest . |
| 4 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |
| 5 | Only current captain David Platt and Chris Woods come close to Walker with 29 and 27 caps under the beleaguered English boss and the Wednesday goalkeeper has also suffered an alarming dip in form in the past few weeks . |
| 6 | Catherine came close to Morton and let her head droop on his shoulder . |
| 7 | William kept close to Hari 's side , though for his own protection or hers Hari was n't sure . |
| 8 | Vampire-like , Lydia hovered close to Sara . |
| 9 | They were singing a folk-song , simple but moving , and Erika came close to tears . |
| 10 | Evelyn came close to Newman , dipped her head sideways . |
| 11 | His stillness made them hesitate ; he might have been watching for fish but the stream was hardly large enough for trout , only minnows or sticklebacks Libby pressed close to George , they stayed on the path watching . |
| 12 | Culley moved close to Court , who fought the desire to flinch . |
| 13 | A SURGEON told yesterday how stabbed policewoman Leslie Harrison came close to death as his team battled to save her . |