Example sentences of "[v-ing] close to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The B.8007 from Salen runs the full length of the peninsula , keeping close to the southern shore and serving the little settlements of Borrodale , Mingary and Kilchoan . |
| 2 | He then remained in Austrasia for the winter , keeping close to the Saxon border , ready for further insurrection . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the process started at Bristol was a beginning and has since been continued so nobly by Jo , that there are occasions now when I not only know that I am good — getting close to the shining white — but even a benefit to society ! |
| 4 | His black curly hair looked crisp and shiningly clean , clinging close to the classic shape of his head , longer over a high , intelligent-looking forehead , and at the nape of his neck , where it just brushed the collar of his shirt . |
| 5 | Staying close to the wooden wall , he crept along between the shed and the hedge . |
| 6 | It is strange to see , however , how a ‘ supra-personal ’ quality can be hinted at in a girl or woman , coming close to the archetypal spirit . |