But it had been a near thing just the same.
It had been a near thing, but she felt a lot better now.
Somehow I held my water, but it was a near thing.
She could be near things from his part of the world.
That was a near thing, he told himself; I'll just have to wait until they get clear.
I escaped with my life, yet even that was a near thing.
Well, I haven't, though it was a near thing a time or two.
No, though it was a near thing more than once.
But he was so security conscious right now, after such a near thing.
He might yet get out of this one, but it was going to be a near thing.