Example sentences of "it close to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowly pull the barbell upwards , keeping it close to the stomach and chest until it is just underneath the chin and the elbows are pointing upwards . |
| 2 | Slowly raise the dumb-bell vertically as high as possible without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body . |
| 3 | One-arm dumb-bell rowing — slowly raise the dumb-bell without jerking or rocking , keeping it close to the body |
| 4 | The culture industry does retain a trace of something better in those features which bring it close to the circus , in the self-justifying and nonsensical skill of riders , acrobats and clowns , in the ‘ defense and justification of physical as against intellectual art ’ ( Wedekind ) . |
| 5 | That means working it close to the ground , sweeping it backwards and forwards through overlapping arcs . |
| 6 | WHEN THE Romans built Ermine Street , their great road from the south coast to the Humber , they deliberately aligned it close to the ancient university town of Stamford , then called Doorebriff At this strategic river crossing they established a town called Durobrivae , from which the Saxon word ‘ Welland ’ later derived , meaning ‘ raging , boiling , bubbling . |
| 7 | Do they try to hold it close to the eyes ? |
| 8 | Alcatel Cable SA , Douvrin , France is increasing its optical fibre production to meet demand — when two new plants come on full stream in the middle of next year , annual output will grow to 930,000 miles from the 590,000 miles it did last year , bringing it close to the current number two , AT&T Co , but still way behind the 1.25m miles produced annually by Corning Inc . |
| 9 | The last one is based on the popular song O du lieber Augustin and its exaggerations ( knowing ‘ how far to go too far ’ in Cocteau 's famous phrase ) bring it close to the kind of waltz parody found in the Valses bourgeoises by Lord Berners ( Unicorn-Kanchana , 1/79 — sadly now deleted ) . |
| 10 | Eddie had cut away most of his thin nondescript hair , cropping it close to the skull , and she had also cut back the hair on his forehead , giving him a pronounced widow 's peak . |
| 11 | GUIL : We played it close to the chest of course . |
| 12 | So , if you do want a pendant light , fit it close to the window to ensure privacy . |
| 13 | Carefully she drew it out through the folds of the eiderdown and held it close to the flame of the nightlight . |
| 14 | She remodelled it with careful fingers , then held it close to the flame . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've installed it close to the stores counter . |