1.   As our shuttle bus neared downtown, Daejeon police ordered us to detour.

2.   After nine hours on the road, the buses were nearing the republic of Daghestan after being sent on a circuitous route through remote country.

3.   By the time the bus neared the city center, the route of the parade along the shopping street of Deansgate was packed.

4.   The bus had neared the hotel when the explosion occurred.

5.   The cart stacked with oranges blew up as the bus neared the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom.

6.   As the bus nears an intersection, the scout cars halt incoming traffic so the bus can continue through red lights and stop signs.