21.   Lindsey swallowed hard, vaguely aware of his stealthy retreat and of Jill, close on his heels, struggling to muffle her laughter.

22.   His hands closed on her shoulders.

23.   Her hand closed on it, and light flooded the room.

24.   His mouth closed on hers.

25.   A firm hand came out to close on her shoulder.

26.   But manage it she did, eventually, and with a sense of elation her fingers closed on the knife.

27.   Police believe thieves broke into the post office in Parsonage Street at Dursley in Gloucestershire after it closed on Saturday afternoon.

28.   Fast lanes closed on each carriageway until further notice with two lanes open for traffic.

29.   The road will be closed nearby on Sunday while the old bridge is removed, and again the following Sunday while the new bridge is erected.

30.   They think their hour is come to close on me, and to deal moderately now would be a thing in their littleness they could not but mistake.