The place was closed for about a year and a half.

If you wish to close your eyes, picture something about the music.

Then she reached down and her hands closed about it.

The company would close for about a week, until the boss returned, he said.

In a rush, they closed about the old man and the boy.

Night's dark had closed about us, yet there was a fire nearby.

The transaction is expected to close on or about July 3.

The closer he came the more the darkness seemed to close about him.

The sale of the station closed about a month later.

The plant closed in 2004, with about 1,420 workers losing their jobs.