Example sentences of "he came close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He came close to Tallis , his red hair curling from below the fur hood , his eyes wide and searching . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He remained with Vivienne , the bank , and years of exhaustion in which he came close to death . |
| 5 | He came close to death and is still trying to come to terms with the attack . |