Example sentences of "so close to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She was startled by his deep Irish brogue , so close to her ear .
2 It felt strange to be working so close to their audiences .
3 I am not amused to see him so close to my sister . ’
4 He whispered something but so close to my ear the sound was distorted and I said , suppressing my voice to no more than a breath because it can be so harsh , ‘ Say it again .
5 No X-ray had been flashed up on the screen with a football-sized tumour for me to stare at , and my surgeon was playing his cards so close to his chest there was some doubt somewhere .
6 Even so , the hissing flare passed so close to his face in its fiery trajectory , it scorched his left cheek .
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