Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] close [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To hear it we travelled to Leighton Moss , that wonderful reserve belonging to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds close to the shore of Morecambe Bay . |
| 2 | Salt-laden winds also increase the salinity of lochs close to the west coast , and may raise the nutrient content and base status of coastal blanket bogs as in western Ireland ( Sparling 1967 ) , possibly explaining the presence of plants such as Schoenus nigricans , which grows profusely in some coastal peatlands in the Western Isles . |
| 3 | Hitchens Quality Homes has developed a number of properties close to the golf club , ranging from two bedroom detached bungalows ( £159,500 ) to three bedroom three storey houses ( £169,950 ) . |
| 4 | Those who took the decisions at the Fourth Lateran Council were a very small group of cardinals close to the pope and , on occasion , the pope himself , alone . |
| 5 | Iro squandered a couple of chances close to the line at the start of the second half , but held on to Clark 's pass to make room for Edwards to score in the 50th minute , Phil Bancroft adding a touchline goal off the post . |
| 6 | Check the family 's hair weekly for eggs close to the scalp . |
| 7 | A bent metal coat hanger may work for blockages close to the trap but , unlike plumber 's snakes and curtain wire , it will not go round bends . |
| 8 | With gunnels close to the water , much shouting and sharp warnings to sit still , Hussa and I dragged the boat back home . |
| 9 | The normal mouse has 40 chromosomes which are all acrocentric with centromeres close to the terminus and almost invisible short arms . |
| 10 | With engines close to the centre of the aircraft body there is very little asymmetric force being exerted when only one engine is producing thrust but with engines widely spaced in the wings , as they are on the Canberra , there is a great deal of thrust on one side and nothing on the other to counterbalance it . |
| 11 | For example , in areas close to the sea the newcomers have been predominantly retired couples whose impact i n the local housing market has again caused resentment in those regions where they have become concentrated , such as Devon and Cornwall . |
| 12 | However , will my hon. Friend consider the impact on residents in areas close to the landing pads for helicopters providing such services ? |
| 13 | Both sexes produce their reproductive cells in glands close to the base of the second pair of legs . |
| 14 | Surveys on buildings close to the explosion in St Mary Axe will continue today , but initial estimates put the bill for rebuilding and repairs at more than £200 million . |
| 15 | Within the Convergence only five species of birds feed on land or in fresh water , all on islands close to the Convergence ; they include two species of pintail ducks , two of sheathbills and a single species of pipit ( Stonehouse , 1972 ) . |
| 16 | Carbide lamps hissed on the walls ; a few had been mounted on poles close to the plank circle . |
| 17 | Counts of E coli , and a few rare isolates of other enterobacteria , were low compared with the total flora and were commonly present at levels close to the limit of detection . |