Example sentences of "closer at " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now we look closer at Stan Gilligrew , he bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain well-known PR consultant . |
| 2 | This arrangement allowed the elaborate wooden structure of the steeply pitched roof — now much closer at hand following the insertion of the upper floor — to remain unmodified , an impressive preserved construction ‘ oversailing ’ the new living accommodation . |
| 3 | You would think he was a gypsy until you looked closer at his blue eyes and the dusting of freckles over his apple-blossom cheeks . |
| 4 | Delaney peered closer at the last one , the view spoilt by the fast upward flickering of the frame . |
| 5 | Closer at hand they were apt to be still more astonished at the castle they saw , for this was different from any other in the land . |
| 6 | The other day we were drinking coffee on the terrace in front of my house , from which you can see the Wicklow Hills on clear evenings , and Clogwyn Du'r Arddu and Bus Stop Quarry ( which properly is called Allt Ddu closer at hand . |
| 7 | The monstrously distorted face was somehow different , and Cardiff edged around to look still closer at it . |
| 8 | Then I looked closer at the clock . |
| 9 | In due course we might look closer at that episode with the Gilberd : she admits after much blushing and prevarication that he accused her in the High Street delicatessen of baby-snatching — did it openly , in a loud voice . |
| 10 | He peered closer at us . |
| 11 | The wolves were howling closer at hand . |
| 12 | Somewhere high up in the cloudless sky , hidden by the leafy canopy , an aeroplane droned lazily , the sound mirrored closer at hand by the drowsy noise of insects . |
| 13 | He peered closer at me and asked what an Englishman was doing in Paris . |