Example sentences of "get close to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Wally I think you 're gon na need to wind up , you 're getting close to your time .
2 He did n't want to push her away , but he was getting close to his limit ; his blood was starting to pound in his ears and he was seeing haloes around all of the lights outside .
3 International : Tories get close to their cousins on the continent
4 When the interceptor gets close to its target , it is used as a second radar receiver .
5 I poured a single measure of vodka into the half-pint of Guinness without disturbing the head , and handed it to Sally , leaning over so I could get close to her ear .
6 The plane would certainly not be shot down , and as he had not alerted the Observer Corps , there was a good chance that it would get close to its destination — Dungavel , his family home — before being spotted .
7 He has rented the cabin to get close to his boy .
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