Example sentences of "[v-ing] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birds nesting close to artificial light are conned into thinking that night is actually day . |
| 2 | I hurried along keeping close to a wall and waiting for the inevitable mortar burst that would follow in the path of the jeep . |
| 3 | German flares were lighting up the sky behind me as I hurried along the road , keeping close to the houses and in their shadows as much as possible . |
| 4 | Track descends ; 150 yds before bottom of slope , where track bends to the left and immediately before copse begins on right , cross ditch on right and bear half left on other side , keeping close to copse on your left . |
| 5 | He tiptoed swiftly down the stairs , keeping close to the wall . |
| 6 | They skirted the lawn , keeping close to the flower borders . |
| 7 | He then remained in Austrasia for the winter , keeping close to the Saxon border , ready for further insurrection . |
| 8 | Then , keeping close to the wall , they began the swift , careful climb over the rubble . |
| 9 | Keeping close to the coast , it arrives at the village of Broadford : thus far , the scenery is not inspiring , the hinterland being a dull moorland and the seaward views more pleasing . |
| 10 | The B.8007 from Salen runs the full length of the peninsula , keeping close to the southern shore and serving the little settlements of Borrodale , Mingary and Kilchoan . |
| 11 | He entered London Road , feeling his way by keeping close to buildings on his right . |
| 12 | Chepstow is also the southern end of another excellent long distance path — the Wye Valley Walk which passes through the heart of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , keeping close to the river bank where possible . |
| 13 | Keeping close to the customer . |
| 14 | After end of lake turn right up ridge : a tough path is marked with cairns to begin with , but make your own way , keeping close to steep slope on right , up to summit ( a stiffish scramble ) ( b ) 7 . |
| 15 | Then he picked up his torch , switched off the bedside light and made his way down-stairs treading warily and keeping close to the wall to avoid the creaking treads . |
| 16 | keeping close to the wall |
| 17 | As I walked down one side of the hall , keeping close to the sides , and scurrying past the classroom doors , I felt my face grow hot . |
| 18 | They began following its twisting route , keeping close to the cover of the trees in case they should meet with any oncoming sect vehicle going to relieve or check up on their outside patrol . |
| 19 | Rectal excision was originally performed keeping close to the bowel and preserving the superior haemorrhoidal vessels ( n=29 ) . |
| 20 | If we 're going to stick by the principle outlined above of keeping close to the centre of the action , we 'll need to meet the dragon in the drama , to find out what it 's really like , maybe to persuade it to come and melt an iceberg for drinking water . |
| 21 | Keeping close to our customers and to our markets is essential to our success . |
| 22 | By keeping close to customers , we are better able to service their needs and we can keep ahead of industry trends . |
| 23 | The CIT 's members are standing up to the recession and keeping close to their customers and associates . |
| 24 | By the time of its completion the company 's assets were climbing close to a billion dollars . |
| 25 | As with the railroading story , I could find no confirmation , but the story of privatized prisons floundering without control or direction across San Francisco Bay , landing close to where Sir Francis Drake 's memorial plaque was later found , may not be without a criminological moral . |
| 26 | One incident , in the reactor at Greifswald , nearly caused a meltdown in 1976 , an accident that , occurring close to densely populated parts of Western and Central Europe , would have been a disaster of much greater magnitude than Chernobyl . |
| 27 | Magnetic storms occurring close to solar maximum are often isolated events because the solar disturbances responsible for them are intense but shortlived . |
| 28 | After appearing close to agreement they diverged on 8 April when the Americans proposed further change to permit more flexibility in consultation . |
| 29 | The United Kingdom observatories at Lerwick , Eskdalemuir and Hartland are now operating close to this ideal as a result of continued developments in instrumentation , communications and data-processing software . |
| 30 | In one form of the argument , which is found in Pizzorno , the periphery has a very limited role in residual economic activities , usually in those associated with peasant farming , characterised by small-scale , low-technology , fragmented units operating close to subsistence . |