Example sentences of "was [vb pp] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hannah Dooley was pressed close to Sheldon parry , the born-again television director , crooning softly to herself . |
| 2 | No reasonable person could have objected — nor did they — when , shortly after the death of the Hizbollah bomber , an impressive steel anti-terrorist shield was installed close to No. 10 . |
| 3 | His large untidy head was set close to shoulders which rubbed against the long lobes of his ears . |
| 4 | By accepting the role of victim he glorified his own suffering and was brought close to Christ . |
| 5 | As the fixture was in aid of disabled veterans of the Great War , it was held close to Armistice Day each subsequent year . |