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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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During the close season in 1974 a dry moat had been constructed and new barriers installed.
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During the close season in 1990 the unthinkable happened.
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He is one of nine players given winter contracts designed to prevent them seeking employment elsewhere during the close season .
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Last close season one of the small drains that I fish ran very clear.
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Sheffield-born left-back Beresford came close to becoming a Liverpool player during the close season - until the Anfield side pulled out.
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Weekends we're usually booked up in advance, you see, even in the close season .