Example sentences of "[noun pl] close [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his precision of line , careful musicality and swift little steps close to the ground , Shaw , in ballets like Les Rendezvous , embodied everything that was best about Ashton 's choreography and which made the Royal Ballet unique . |
| 2 | ‘ Good ! ’ breathed Owen soundlessly into Cynan 's ear , in the bushes close to the path . |
| 3 | With gunnels close to the water , much shouting and sharp warnings to sit still , Hussa and I dragged the boat back home . |
| 4 | Lakes close to the sea acquire minerals faster than those inland , from wind-blown spray and from seals , penguins , gulls and skuas , which like to wash in fresh water . |
| 5 | The possibility of earthlike planets was considered , and he envisaged illustrious extraterrestrials close to the sun . |
| 6 | There are no homes close to the area where the body was found , but workers in the docks area expect to be questioned by police . |
| 7 | But in the two weeks , as they moved slowly north into the forested hills and grassy uplands close to the hill station of Dalat , they had killed between them prime specimens of almost all the groups required for the museum . |
| 8 | This is a most luxurious , hotel set in large gardens close to a complex of pools . |
| 9 | SHAC provides 250 bed places in two modern residences close to the campus . |
| 10 | SHAC provides 250 bed places in two modern residences close to the campus . |
| 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 | On Nov. 7 it was widely reported that Nigerian Alpha jets had bombed NPFL positions in the Monrovia suburbs of Gardnersville , Mount Barclay and Stockton Creek the previous day , and had also attacked areas close to the rebel headquarters at Gbarnga , 160 km north of Monrovia on Nov. 5 . |
| 13 | In previous chapters we have seen how the ancient manor of Combsburgh had been partially enclosed as early as the fourteenth century , especially in the areas close to the market town , and how the bulk of the field structure had been established by the late sixteenth century . |
| 14 | However , will my hon. Friend consider the impact on residents in areas close to the landing pads for helicopters providing such services ? |
| 15 | There remain some inaccessible areas close to the frontier with Peru ; again , we are in luck , because the state oil company CEPE is drilling exploratory wells there , and has offered to fly us in by helicopter . |
| 16 | Subsoil No vines are planted on the alluvial soils close to the river , but on nearby higher ground Belemnite chalk can be seen as the major subsoil . |
| 17 | On the lower reaches of glaciers and on ice shelves close to the sea , where ablation exceeds snowfall in summer , wind-blown dust and rock fragments encourage local melting . |
| 18 | More importantly , it has brought the two companies close to the brink of financial disaster . |
| 19 | Flexibility and the location of ligand-binding sites close to the top of adhesion molecules may be a general feature of their organization . |
| 20 | Ecologists blamed the high death toll on widespread deforestation and the construction of flimsily built prefabricated homes and caravan sites close to the river . |
| 21 | Bankers close to the deal say that Morgan Stanley was forced reluctantly to accept a lower commission structure because Italy was being offered this by other banks competing for the business . |
| 22 | And though Zurich could never be described as off the beaten track of tourism , there are plenty of quiet corners close to the city centre which are off the beaten track of Zurich itself . |
| 23 | The main lines of Turkish mines were laid in the Narrows , but on 8 March a small Turkish vessel had laid another line of 20 mines close to the shore of Eren Keui Bay . |
| 24 | Brilliant rose coloured blooms close to the ground . |
| 25 | The days spent in the woods close to the village of Bavent are passing slowly . |
| 26 | According to Pastor Joseph Kasio , a Maasai himself and Project Secretary for the new publication , the Bible will also be accessible to other ethnic groups close to the Maasai who include the Samburu , Rendille and I'Chamus . |
| 27 | For illuminating patios and walkways close to the house , use wall-mounted lights — such as spotlights , tungsten halogen floodlights or one of the many decorative types of light available ( globes or lanterns , for example ) . |
| 28 | Salinity on density surfaces close to the temperature and salinity minimum of LSW from the CONVEX-91 northern section shows two main features ( Fig. 2 b ) : first , an increase in salinity from west to east ( high salinity values over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Rockall plateau are probably the result of enhanced mixing over the topography ) ; second , a change in the density surface of the salinity minimum . |
| 29 | Some of the buried water molecules close to the iron centre are not present in the apoR2 structure , such as the two iron-bound water molecules . |
| 30 | 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 . |