Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] close [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My brother and I are very close and I have faint memories of visiting him , when he was a day old , in hospital . |
| 2 | Do n't wait around when you are that close because the first person to throw the punch is likely to be the one that scores . |
| 3 | If you are very close and the danger shows in your photos they 're more likely to be used . |
| 4 | She 's going she 's looking at you and you go , come here , you take a step further and she gives you a dirty look and then she waits until you 're that close and then she jumps ! |
| 5 | ‘ I know for a fact that you were as close as anyone to what was going on between us , the Americans and Poland during the Cold War . |
| 6 | Well if you were that close and the lights started you 'd probably get across . |
| 7 | When she was very close and could finally be heard , she said , ‘ Where are you both going ? ’ |
| 8 | Finally , we are so close that we can see only the details of the actions : feet kicking balls , spades scooping up sand and so on . |
| 9 | I admit Victor is evasive at times , but we have known one another since early childhood , we are as close as brother and sister — ’ |
| 10 | Group work within classes is possible , particularly if we were geographically close and could give one another support . ’ |
| 11 | It was only when we were very close that he would say he was shy . ’ |
| 12 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 13 | The fact that we did n't win when we were so close and then let it slip is very disappointing . ’ |
| 14 | We were always close as girls . |
| 15 | They 're much closer than you think . |
| 16 | Judd was her twin and they were so close as children . |
| 17 | They were much closer than anyone knew except the two of them , and they certainly would n't be telling anyone . |
| 18 | They were as close as two friends could be . |
| 19 | Will it be as close as that ? |
| 20 | if it 's as close as you like to zero , |
| 21 | Probably because it 's as close as I have ever come to seeing myself and my friends up on the screen . |
| 22 | But given the opposing demands made on film productions before they are shown , I believe it 's as close as we may get towards an insight into the rank and file members of a movement that had a profound influence on Liverpool politics for a decade . |
| 23 | and I know it 's too close but I 'm still getting a good wash . |
| 24 | Okay , it 's too close but how many , how many cars travel any further than that apart ? |
| 25 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |
| 26 | I believe that it is as close as we can ever come to a universal truth in the history of prisons — that lack of work for prisoners is the greatest cause of indiscipline , unrest and unhappiness among the prisoners . |
| 27 | I thought it was even closer when he hit it because it was covering the flag all the way . |
| 28 | It was so close that I felt I could reach out and touch her . |
| 29 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 30 | In Africa , because the Women 's Movement started as part of the National Liberation Movement , then it was very close and tight as a whole movement . |