Example sentences of "came close to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writing of that book in hospital , I now realise , came close to a meditation . |
| 2 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 3 | Somerset seamer Neil Mallender came close to a surprise Test cap in New Zealand recently |
| 4 | With regard to Calvinism , Ewing had joined Thomas Erskine [ q.v. ] of Linlathen as early as 1836 in opposing predestination , and he later came close to a doctrine of universal salvation . |
| 5 | Hard-running Cambridge came close to a goal after 24 minutes . |
| 6 | Greg Thomas came close to a wicket three times in his first over in Test cricket , but Greenidge and Haynes survived to give their usual start before Greenidge had to retire with a cut forehead after mishooking Botham . |