close upon

She did not discover the coincidence of the market with the fair till she had reached the place, by which time it was close upon dusk.

You think your fingers touch reality, and close upon the truth.

when hearing a rustle among the ling, I looked up and saw Mr Heathcliff almost close upon us, descending the Heights.

All these things, and a thousand like them, came to pass in and close upon the dear old year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

You should understand, it was then close upon the time of Alan's coming, the two were little likely to agree.

and there lay the scarlet letter, so close upon the margin of the stream, that the gold embroidery was reflected in it.

they took a swim about every hour , so it was close upon the middle of the afternoon when they got back to camp.

Sikes kept straight on, until they were close upon the bridge; then turned suddenly down a bank upon the left.

Warrior's understanding immediately is to make wrong, the that life close upon death patient isn't his father.

CLOSE upon the hour of noon the whole village was suddenly electrified with the ghastly news.

The warrior understands to make immediately wrong, the that life close upon death patient isn't his father.

eg. I had starved with cold and hunger on that island for close upon one hundred hours.

An internal spring in the actuator is configured to either open or close upon loss of power supply.

He is close upon sixty.

But I laid my bright sun, my dear boy, close upon it