Example sentences of "the [noun] close to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tooth , for example , is a living organ , at equilibrium with a complex biological environment and set in the mouth close to blood vessels , nerves , sense organs and salivary glands . |
| 2 | At the start of the third month , Billy built Harriet a den in a tree in the forest close to Tiger Haven . |
| 3 | Wright agreed last week that there would be advantages in locating the store close to reprocessing plant . |
| 4 | In the eleventh and twelfth centuries to build in stone , granite or marble was a prodigious undertaking , particularly if the area concerned did not possess the materials close to hand . |
| 5 | It is quite obvious that each type of violence varies considerably in its degree : physical force can be anything from a mere push to a brutal beating which leaves the victim close to death , and a sexual assault may be anything from a brief touching to a gross form of sexual violation . |