Prescott had not had time to bend close enough to see which.

The soldiers bend close, the better to listen, catch each word.

He whispered something that I had to bend close to hear.

We had to bend close and shout in each other's ear.

Below are letters so worn and indistinct that I must bend close to read them: -M.

All this time he had not moved; she had to bend close to be sure that he still breathed.

The sopping wet lad made a show of avoiding Saeng to bend close to Pon-lor's ear and murmur something.

He said, so softly, she had to bend close to hear, "What I did was all right, then?"

It was the one-Allenloved best-the last words so low that they had to bend close to hear them.

Her voice fell lower than before, and her companion on the wall had to bend close to catch the whisper.

Now and then, someone would stop, place a coin in the metal cup, and bend close to hear what the man had to say.

Consequently he will say high or low back, depending upon whether he wishes "down" to stand almost upright or to bend close to the ground.

He bent close enough that she could understand, each word spoken clearly.

The other two men bent close above him as he inspected them.

Deborah bent close to him, and he felt her squeeze his arm:

Eve bent close to him, her face lighting up with anxious tenderness.