| As the road neared its end, Mandy turned into the weed-infested driveway of a badly weathered house bearing a rusty metal roof. |
| She whispered, her body shivering violently as she slowed to a walk as she neared the fountain. |
| The far-travelling bishop, kings-kin, and his priests arrayed in white and purple-royal sang antiphons as we neared the church. |
| Merissa slowed into a walk as she neared the older woman, coming to a gasping, wheezing stop in front of her. |
| As I strolled back alone through the field, some Lao tourists with their children neared me. |
| As I neared them, I could see that the man's blonde hair was receding and he was dressed rather conservatively. |
