Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [be] close to " in BNC.

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1 Yes that 's all very nice but Deano ai n't gon na score from 10 yards let alone 30 — the shots looked nice but he should be closer to goal .
2 In this , the director is at odds with most of Ken 's other friends and associates , but he could be closest to the truth .
3 He rashly suggested that , as an alternative to Stowey , Coleridge might like to consider Iron Acton near Bristol , where he could be closer to his city friends .
4 He changed his position as we walked so that he could be closer to me .
5 Midwinter will never be the president of the United States but he will be close to the President .
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