Sentence examples for they were close by from inspiring English sources

"They were close by but didn't do anything," he said.

His cousin and her husband were on their way out, he'd talked with them, and they were close by.

They reasoned that they wouldn't be away from home long; they were close by, and Ms. Vane had her cellphone with her.

Two years later, they were close by as Farah ran the race of his life in London, as were tens of thousands of fans who threw up a huge roar of "Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo," ordering him on to victory.

I was lucky enough to have family always visiting and calling, which made it feel like they were close by.

Cafes, restaurants, and tourist sites throughout the rest of the country were finally bustling again, and many visitors were even giving Jordan a little tourist love too by jetting over to Petra for a day while they were close by.

She hadn't been planning to leave that night, so she tried to stay at a Y.W.C.A., but they were closed by the time I brought her there.

See articleAustralia's prime minister, Julia Gillard, announced that offshore detention centres to process "boat people" seeking asylum are to be re-established in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, four years after they were closed by her own party.

While the schools existed, Athens remained a place of consequence, but, when they were closed by the emperor Justinian in ad 529, Athens sank to the level of a small provincial town.

While the schools existed, Athens remained a place of consequence, but, when they were closed by the emperor Justinian in 529 ce, Athens sank to the level of a small provincial town.

While New York City Transit does not publicize the list of the 60 or so restrooms that remain open in the subway -- most were in such squalid shape that they were closed by 1982 -- it is often possible to find them just by following your nose.