At one point he came so close to running out of gas he considered using his parachute.

VOA: special.2011.04.27

At times,they were so close they had no time to load and fire their guns.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

Olive had never before felt so close her husband.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Not now. Not when we are so close.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

She was to livewith her grandma, just over on Creekmore Avenue, which made me happy,'cause she was so close.

VOA: standard.other

They say having a trial so close to where the Twin Towers once stood would be a recruitment and radicalization tool to terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Some assert that the placement of several North Korean dams so close to the South's border shows that Pyongyang built them with such acts of sabotage in mind.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

With the three parties running so close, each candidate will be hoping to distinguish himself as a clear leader, in the hope of pulling ahead and avoiding a hung parliament - where no one party wins a majority of seats.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

"So the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end."

VOA: special.2010.08.07

I felt close to that kind of thing because I had denied it and had been left away from it so long.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

It is so detailed that unless you look up close, you would think it was a painting.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

It's game seven so we figured it would be a pretty good game, pretty close.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

It is well worth a visit. So,close your eyes and imagine you are going there.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

You hold your cards close to you so no one can see what you have.

VOA: special.2009.11.22