Example sentences of "come close to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fleming went on to describe how the nasal secretions of the patient ( himself , in fact ) were cultured , and how a round microbe or coccus first grew and then was destroyed where it came close to the nasal secretion . |
| 2 | Because their demands were nil , the Masai could be approached in a way which came close to the Colonial Service 's proclaimed ideal of disinterested benevolence . |
| 3 | There was no one in the stable or the yard , but when she came close to the back door she could hear voices from the kitchen . |
| 4 | you came close to the white line . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | When they hatch they will try to follow and come close to the first slowly moving object they see which is the right sort of colour and more or less chicken-sized . |
| 7 | Consequently , in the transition epoch , the case of the imaginary form inevitably comes close to the typical case . |
| 8 | Pete finds this hilarious ; he has been dying to get his own back for various things for ages and this comes close to the perfect opportunity . |
| 9 | But in relative terms there can be no doubt that British broadcasting comes close to the Public Service Ideal while the British press comes nowhere near it . |