| At one point, they neared a horse and wagon that had a wheel wedged deep into the earth. |
| Merissa slowed into a walk as she neared the older woman, coming to a gasping, wheezing stop in front of her. |
| Before drifting off to sleep, Horatio mentally placed a wake-up call and his mind neared consciousness. |
| As the trio neared the top of the ridge, they found their way blocked by a wall of rimrock. |
| As we neared the shore we were ordered to keep down to avoid getting wounded should the enemy start shelling the incoming craft. |
| The far-travelling bishop, kings-kin, and his priests arrayed in white and purple-royal sang antiphons as we neared the church. |
