Example sentences of "closer at hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | This arrangement allowed the elaborate wooden structure of the steeply pitched roof — now much closer at hand following the insertion of the upper floor — to remain unmodified , an impressive preserved construction ‘ oversailing ’ the new living accommodation . |
| 2 | Closer at hand they were apt to be still more astonished at the castle they saw , for this was different from any other in the land . |
| 3 | The other day we were drinking coffee on the terrace in front of my house , from which you can see the Wicklow Hills on clear evenings , and Clogwyn Du'r Arddu and Bus Stop Quarry ( which properly is called Allt Ddu closer at hand . |
| 4 | The wolves were howling closer at hand . |
| 5 | Somewhere high up in the cloudless sky , hidden by the leafy canopy , an aeroplane droned lazily , the sound mirrored closer at hand by the drowsy noise of insects . |