Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] near " in BNC.
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| 1 | Touring Northumberland we visited the site of the battle of Flodden in 1513 , but it is really Branxton Ridge and the monument is near Branxton village Flodden Edge is about a mile away . |
| 2 | In the middle of each step the motor torque is near its maximum value , which is greater than the load torque , and the system accelerates , as shown in Fig. 4.4 . |
| 3 | The location is surrounded by mature woods , and Sanquhar Den is near Forres town centre , with a secondary school and swimming pool close at hand . |
| 4 | The village is near the formerly secret city of Chelyabinsk-65 in the Urals , centre for the manufacture of weapons-grade plutonium since the 1940s ; dumping of radioactive waste in the River Tyecha , which flows through Muslyumovo , led to the contamination . |
| 5 | The playground is near Chester 's busy Hoole Road and police were quick to remove the body before any children passed on their way to nearby schools . |
| 6 | As Tolkien wrote of Beowulf , it was important to preserve a balance , to see that the ‘ large symbolism is near the surface , but … does not break through , nor become allegory ’ . |
| 7 | The leg must be in control and in the correct position so that the spur is near the horses side and not constantly niggling and annoying . |
| 8 | My home is near the trees and I live there in , in my house there is |
| 9 | The old man is sitting under a tree , and a young girl is near him ; I think he is blind — at least , he ought to be . |
| 10 | Lartington is near Barnard Castle , Country Durham . |
| 11 | The historic site of the first water-powered cotton mill is near the river bridge . |
| 12 | The first mill site is near Highnam . |
| 13 | The site is near the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Vallés Technological Park and close to two large centres for micro-electronics and material sciences . |
| 14 | The South Pole is near the centre of a high , windswept plain . |
| 15 | The relatively unchanging conditions of forest life ( i.e. K conditions ) suggest that the adult population is near the food limit at all times and that adults have difficulty in rearing young ; they therefore need to collaborate in pairs . |
| 16 | The site 's near the main roads to most of the East Midlands industrial centres and will be the country 's biggest Channel Tunnel terminal . |
| 17 | Today , we hear that Mr. Gorbachev thinks that his time of public service is near its end . |
| 18 | Always make a cut just above a bud or eye where the exposed surface is near the nodal storage cells and will quickly form healing callus , and where the growth bud will receive the diverted energy . |
| 19 | The demand for the UN 's peace-keeping services has risen alarmingly , overstretching the organisation 's near bankrupt resources . |
| 20 | The variable is near ρ ( 4.0 ) . |
| 21 | Bradleyscope is near Craig 's school place . |
| 22 | [ T ] he term British constitution is near meaningless even as used by British writers . |
| 23 | The southern limit is near Montauk at the eastern end of Long Island ( New York ) , 41-N . |
| 24 | A man is near us with his face averted , his slablike back half turned . |
| 25 | The Hotel Atlantis is near the airport , just outside Machico . |
| 26 | The yard is near Hamilton Street station . |
| 27 | The church is near the Central Market and so , with our microphones , shoppers could hear our demands and many came up to show their support . |
| 28 | If your client 's property is near an ancient ( medieval or earlier ) Church of England parish church , advise him to enquire of the vicar . |
| 29 | The swimming pool is near the castle |
| 30 | Intel Corp 's near 200% increase in first quarter profits was way above market expectations and the shares rose $3.50 to $116.75 on the surprise news . |