Sentence examples for Getting near to from inspiring English sources

Nobody gave us any chance of getting near to turning around the tie tonight but we've come desperately close".

New recruit Ben Te'o provided their best moment, getting near to the line after picking up Billy Vunipola's dropped catch, but they missed Francois Hougaard at scrum-half and Chris Pennell at full-back.

This year there were three Newbery Honor Books: "Getting Near to Baby" by Audry Couloumbis (Putnam's), "25 Fairmount Avenue" by Tomie dePaola (Putnam's) and "Our Only May Amelia" by Jennifer L. Holm (HarperCollins).

"In Faisalabad we did well again, but maybe on the fourth afternoon one or two things didn't quite go our way when we were getting near to creating an opportunity to win the game," Vaughan recalled.

"Not Exactly a Love Story" is the first young adult novel by Audrey Couloumbis, a prolific author best known for her intimate depictions of family life geared to middle-grade readers, including the 2000 Newbery Honor book "Getting Near to Baby".

He added: "I'm getting near to what my friend [film director] Bruce Beresford calls the departure lounge - but I've got a version of it that doesn't hurt, so I may as well enjoy myself as long as I can".

Attempting to get nearer to a person by getting nearer to the things he or she cherishes is usually a thankless, humiliating path.

They're pleased as punch that we're getting nearer to "energy independence".

"Every breath that I take," Mr. Tufti half-whispered, half-sang, "I'm getting nearer to my end".

And so is this song – Sin City – about climbing high above Las Vegas, but getting nearer to Satan than God.

And as the year draws to a close, there is little sign that Europe is getting nearer to resolving it in a decent manner.