1.   A knife-point poked into his back every few seconds, so he knew that the mestizo was close behind him.

2.   He kept close behind, not exerting himself.

3.   The voices were close behind her.

4.   Now when you went in you were carrying out a plan with you very close behind going down to the bedroom.

5.   And how close behind you was P C?

6.   Among U.S. oil companies, Texaco ranks second behind Exxon Mobil, and Chevron is close behind in third place.

7.   And in Japan, where baseball remains the national pastime, the NBA is close behind, said Hideaki Yamamoto, of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

8.   And other companies are close behind.

9.   And where Pat leads, she is close behind.

10.   Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico may be close behind.