Example sentences of "he got closer " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But , gentlemen , if Quinn was not involved , he got closer than anyone to them , saw them , spoke to them .
2 He got closer to his goal than many , however , at least when it came to bringing ‘ joy ’ .
3 But soon that could change , when he got closer to his prey and his detective instincts took over .
4 It was only when he got closer that Sibele saw the blood on the sleeve of his blue overall .
5 As he got closer he saw that there was a series of red drops with the characteristic trailing pear shape as of blood which had dripped from a wound .
6 As he got closer still to the house the fly above his head let him to rejoin its fellows .
7 As he got closer he could see that the flowerbeds at the front were awash with colour ; yellows , reds , blues , whites .
8 As he got closer he recognised the vehicle .
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