Example sentences of "come close [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only group to have come close to this sort of vetting of its members is the charity Action for Victims of Medical Accidents ( AVMA ) . |
| 2 | The inhabitants of Northern Nigeria , however , though coming close to this standard , had with few exceptions to be cured of a certain lack of forthrightness . |
| 3 | There are some yachts which come close to this spec : the FF boats of Holland ( only 30 and 35ft ) ; the X119 , but I do n't think this is suitable for two and its bulb keel with forward protrusion seems to me to be dangerous in our net-infested waters ; the Dehler db36 is interesting , though ugly and over-designed . |
| 4 | According to Hulme and Blyth ( 1984 ) , reclaimed peatland in Harris and Lewis is characterised by pastures with Trifolium repens , Holcus lanatus , Agrostis canina and Anthoxanthum , which comes close to this sub-community . |
| 5 | No other poet in the century comes close to this representation . |