Sentence examples for close to that time from inspiring English sources

Goodyorkshirelass last week reminded me that we are getting close to that time of the year when we must think about which books to take on holiday.

The matter is complicated, however, because Chelsea's neighbours Fulham play in the Championship at 3pm on the Saturday and police would be unwilling to sanction another kick-off close to that time.

"We're getting to a point that's close to that time when people are going to have to start making decisions," said Jay Jacobs, the state Democratic Party chairman, who is an ally of the governor.

Another phrase from another writer close to that time and close to the transcendentalists often pops into my mind: "A mouse is miracle enough," as Walt Whitman said, "to stagger sextillions of infidels".

The title was not a reference to eating dinner at 11pm (although the programme aired close to that time), but to the programme's premise: a dinner party in which all the guests were 11 year-olds, or near enough.

He declined a request to be interviewed, but his spokesman, Steven Reed, said that the 24-hour guideline was not a hard and fast rule, and was based on a federal court decision stating that a person accused of a crime must be arraigned within 24 hours, or as close to that time period as possible.

The amazement had nothing to do with Simon Danczuk's choice of Nigel Farage as his drinking companion in the beer garden of a pub close to that time-honoured home of traitors the Tower of London: Simon has been flirting with Ukip so rigorously that his ritual denial of the intent to jump ship, as reiterated yesterday, sounds more coquettish than categorical.

Last week, the market was at times close to that.

During a terrible 15-1 loss to Cleveland on Monday, Steinbrenner indicated that it was getting closer to that time when the losing streak would become unacceptable.

It's getting closer to that time of year.

As we head closer to that time of year when gas prices always "mysteriously soar," car thieves will have a more and more difficult time unloading gas-guzzlers.