Example sentences of "close he be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fumbled his way into the chair provided for visitors and put a hand over his lips so that I should n't see how close he was to tears . |
| 2 | But even the ingenious Dom Pérignon failed to grasp how close he was to radically improving sparkling wine production . |
| 3 | Even as glowing profiles of the 39-year-old cricketer were published and broadcast saying how close he was to his family , he knew he would be moving out . |
| 4 | She climbed down , aware suddenly of how close he was to her , closer than he had been all morning , and when she turned , it was to find him looking down at her , a strange expression in his eyes . |
| 5 | The embalmer glanced to check how close he was to a narrow shelf on which a series of knives were arranged in orderly rows . |
| 6 | He suddenly realised how close he was to her . |
| 7 | How close he was to the truth , and yet how many light-years away . |