Example sentences of "[am/are] close to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're close to North Yorkshire , North-West Durham and the Cleveland Hills , and we think we can exploit the fact that Darlington can be the base to various avenues of interest in the North . ’ |
| 2 | I think it 's because you 're close to heaven up here . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm close to tears . |
| 4 | Our parents live some distance away , she only gets to see them every few weeks , but I 'm close to hand , I 'm here to listen . |
| 5 | We are close to coach station and walking distance from railway station . |
| 6 | In this time of sorrow , when many people are close to despair , we must remember the many occasions on which the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the security forces have thwarted the evil enterprises of the terrorists . |
| 7 | For example , students who have had a full-time job prior to coming to university are less likely to withdraw or fail , while conversely , students whose homes are close to university are more likely to become non-graduates . |
| 8 | Some pits have been filled , especially those that are close to villages . |
| 9 | ‘ But the hints of such things as ‘ travel opportunities ’ and ‘ media that are close to life ’ are too vague and generic , ’ one said . |
| 10 | Although the move was hailed as sensational at first sight , the vagueness of the language used to promise ‘ travel opportunities ’ and ‘ media that are close to life ’ failed to convince observers that the leadership had significantly softened its attitude . |
| 11 | Academic studies have confirmed the obvious : events make news if they are clear , unusual , unexpected or unpredict-able ; if they fit a medium 's cycle ( a daily paper , for example , or an hourly news bulletin ) ; if they involve well known people or groups , places or countries ; if they are close to home ( literally or figuratively ) ; if they are negative ( accidents ) or reach a certain volume ( in terms of numbers hurt , for example , or goals scored ) . |
| 12 | Most novices are close to level 2 by the end of the week , so we then start coaching more advanced techniques , spinnakers and trapezes , for the more experienced . |
| 13 | Located in Musselburgh and Elphinstone , East Lothian , we are close to Edinburgh in an area offering a quality way of life and a wide range of cultural , social and outdoor pursuits . |
| 14 | They are close to agreement on one to regulate child labour . |
| 15 | People who live in the country and are close to nature , like Tess , keep many of the pagan ideas of their ancestors in their souls . |
| 16 | Its sales , which totalled 205m books worth C$118m ( $146m ) last year , are close to saturation in many western countries . |
| 17 | A spokesman for North West Thames health authority said its hospitals in Hillingdon and Ealing were particularly badly affected , probably because they are close to Heathrow . |
| 18 | Children often feel they are close to animals , and relate to them very well , feeling like them , especially in their bodily functions . |
| 19 | I am close to despair as I think of her — –her hollow eyes haunt me whenever I drift towards sleep being slowly sucked dry by that thing in Pampers . |