Example sentences of "close [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleven people will lose their jobs when the slaughter house closes its doors for the last time on November 26 . |
| 2 | But today it closes its doors for the last time . |
| 3 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 4 | ‘ Howard love , all I get the tiniest bit cynical about is the way everyone closes his eyes to the truth . |
| 5 | The irony was that , by dismissing as irrelevant all talk of the Tyrrell Society , he had closed his eyes to the vital clue Rex Cunningham could have given him : the identity of the man whose photograph Clare Mallender had carried about with her . |
| 6 | closing my eyes with the thunder |
| 7 | Closing my eyes in the gloom I could still feel Helen in my arms and I smiled to myself at the memory of her bounding healthiness . |
| 8 | Those who could not feed themselves had only the option of closing their mouths against the intruding spoon . |
| 9 | Slowly he removed his mouth , closing her fingers over the spot where his lips had left a burning imprint , a brand on her flesh . |
| 10 | She lay back in the water , closing her eyes as the water lapped softly against her skin . |
| 11 | She took a deep breath and leaned out further , groping for the nearest bloom , closing her eyes to the drop beneath her . |
| 12 | ‘ And salmon die after doing that , ’ she added softly , closing her eyes to the bright moon that shone overhead . |
| 13 | ‘ Then go to Pricewell 's , ’ Anna said , closing her eyes at the thought of telling Peter . |
| 14 | She lifted her face to the sun , half closing her eyes against the silver dazzle that bounced across the water , breathing deeply on the tangle-scented air . |
| 15 | She blinked as she stepped back into the office , closing her eyes against the sudden change of light . |
| 16 | ‘ Mm , ’ she grunted , closing her eyes against the glare . |
| 17 | She struggled to hold on to her composure , closing her eyes against the tears . |
| 18 | Adjusting her position and half closing her eyes against the sun , she too stared out over the garden , waiting for him to get to the point . |
| 19 | With a heavy sigh she lay back on the pile of beach cushions , closing her eyes against the early-morning sun , already climbing high in the sky . |
| 20 | He nodded , and she looked away , closing her eyes against the sting of tears . |
| 21 | The Frank Cooper Marmalade Shop , which forever linked the name Oxford with marmalade , is closing its doors for the last time . |
| 22 | Ron and Julia are the last couple to be married in the 160-year-old church , which will be closing its doors at the end of June . |
| 23 | May we never become so worldly that we close our eyes to the miracle and mystery of life . |
| 24 | Once plugged in , you 'll be able to swiftly and quietly open and close your curtains at the touch of a button . |
| 25 | You close your ears to the small voice within , the intuition whispering , ‘ He 's using you . ’ |
| 26 | A hospital for pensioners that opened almost a hundred years ago is about to close its doors for the last time . |
| 27 | He wanted people to kneel during prayer ( as had once been done ) and ministers to close their sermons with the Gloria Patri . |
| 28 | For example , TV stations about to close their books for the weekend often have some blank shots to dispose of at a bargain price . |
| 29 | FOR THE first time in English legal history , judges ' decisions to close their doors to the Press and public have been challenged in the Court of Appeal . |
| 30 | The Gainsborough films that best characterize the desire of filmmakers to close their eyes to the darker currents in society , to make believe that the world really is as cosy as some wartime films made it out to be , are Holiday Camp ( 1947 ) and the three sequels set amongst the jolly Huggett family . |