Example sentences of "he come close to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Daniel told them how at this time God had so loved the world that he had sent his only son to give it life , to be made just like them , so that God might live man 's life and man might through him come close to God .
2 Mellor , it will be recalled , was the unfortunate minister charged with turning the pig 's ear of Margaret Thatcher 's commercial broadcast policy into a silk purse — a miracle he came close to performing .
3 He came close to Tallis , his red hair curling from below the fur hood , his eyes wide and searching .
4 Chilperic 's wish to appear as a cultivated monarch is not in question ; he wrote poetry , however badly , and he showed some interest in such issues as the alphabet , to which he wished to add four letters , and in theology , where he came close to heresy , when he decided to abolish the distinctions between the persons of the Trinity .
5 He remained with Vivienne , the bank , and years of exhaustion in which he came close to death .
6 He came close to death and is still trying to come to terms with the attack .
7 He comes close to ruling out a general election in 1991 , saying : ‘ I think we have to think in terms of 1992 . ’
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