come close *

We came very close to doing it at the last election.

She made a little face at that thought, for it came very close to home.

How can you come so close and just leave it at that?

In front of her it seemed to come quite close.

She came very close to him and turned her face up to his.

In 1997-98, the club came very close to a perfect season once more.

This was one that Bush came very close to getting.

And came real close to burning the whole place down.

But he came very close to being in position to do so.

Congress came very close to moving ahead on the necessary legislation just last week.

You didn't have to come close to talk to me.

You're looking back and seeing what you came close to.

"Well, someone would have to come close to see what you are."

So far it hasn't killed him, though he came close some time before.

And as he came closer, I felt the sense of the man.

As she came closer I tried to stand but could not.

He came closer, looking about him as if he'd never been in her room before.

And some with blood, he saw as they came closer.

The sound came closer, then seemed to be right on top of them.

She held up a hand when he would have come closer.