Sentence examples for closest before from inspiring English sources

We abandoned Court Two and headed for Murray Mount, the slope of grass behind Court One that was formerly known as Henman Hill, after Tim Henman, who came closest before Murray to ending the British men's drought at Wimbledon.

However, it was Alexander's side who would go closest before the interval as Steven Schumacher's free-kick was flicked on by Nathan Pond and hit his centre-back partner Roberts, who knew very little about the chance as it dropped just wide.

But it was the Foxes who went closest before the interval when Nugent headed against the woodwork following good work by Gallagher.

The Shots went closest before the break as Jake Goodman blazed over from inside the area when Harriers failed to clear.

The Millers went closest before the break, with Emmanuel Ledesma cannoning an effort off the crossbar before Tom Lawrence shot wastefully wide.

Oribe Peralta led wave after wave of Mexico attacks, but it was Hector Herrera and Jose Juan Vazquez who went closest before the interval with piercing shots from distance, one of which Cesar tipped over, while the other whistled just wide.

He's come close before, been in three Grand Slam finals.

"I had never smelled it this close before," she says.

If expensive parts need to be replaced before 2019, he said, it might close before then.

Treadwell said: "I've come close before but to finally win here is amazing.

They have been close before.