Example sentences of "[coord] close to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There were no sustained views that stress — arising again in the main from discipline issues — could be alleviated by efforts directed at or close to its source .
2 Snowy owls , northern counterparts of the cosmopolitan eagle owls ( Bubo sp. ) are usually sedentary , wintering on or close to their breeding areas .
3 And even if you 're parking it in your driveway or close to your home , lock and secure it at all times .
4 ‘ South Africa must be worried how easily we did get through , and close to their line , because they know that Will Carling and Jeremy Guscott are amongst the quickest in the world .
5 Charles said he knew it well , being just off Eaton Square and close to his place of work .
6 For a long time he had held the envelope in his chubby fingers and close to his face .
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