Example sentences of "[vb past] close to his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I bent close to his ear and said in as big a voice as I dared , ‘ He 's taken Rebus with him . ’ |
| 2 | He paced close to his car . |
| 3 | He held a high-powered pair of night-glasses pressed close to his eyes . |
| 4 | His figure was so familiar , the hair clipped close to his collar , the clumsy movements of his hands when he stuttered over a word . |
| 5 | Nor did she feel quite ready to ; and now she leaned close to his ear , and raised her voice . |
| 6 | Stark was lying on his back in the motel room , his shirt open to reveal the bullet wound close to his navel . |
| 7 | The horror of the memory made it all too easy to choke and scream , but to her relief her performance was cut short in seconds as the door burst open , the light snapped on and she was in Penry 's arms , held close to his chest , and so glad to be there that not even her guilt could mar the joy of the moment . |
| 8 | His body was thick-set , but his head was narrow and set close to his shoulders . |
| 9 | But he stayed close to his family , close to Scotland . |