Then we went to work disentangling and he came closer to help me.

NEWYORKER: The Other Place

However, as he came closer to the face, and the face came closer to him, it disappeared at the moment their lips might have touched.

BBC: Viewpoint: In defence of narcissism

This was theoretically possible, except that by now Mr Stassen had lost most of the appeal he might have had as a champion of Republican ideas, and he never came closer to the presidency than he had in 1948.

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The Spaniard came closer when he turned Wallace inside the box and fired inches wide of the far post.

BBC: Dundee United 0-1 Hearts

Mr Duke was a contender a decade ago, when he won a state House seat and came closer than expected to winning the governorship.

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Beckford might have finished off United for good as he shot narrowly wide and Robert Snodgrass came even closer shortly afterwards when his free-kick rattled against the woodwork with Kuszczak beaten.

CNN: Manchester United in shock cup exit

Jerry was standing in the hallway when Con, still dressed, came out, and as she turned toward her bedroom he stepped closer.

NEWYORKER: Brooklyn Circle

He looked up from his computer screen, standing to get a better view as Quinn and the man came closer.

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When he and his wife hit thirty and had their second child, they came back east to Boston to be closer to family.

NEWYORKER: Big Med