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close properly

He is just a man who knows what the inside of a box looks like, when it closes shut.

When she spoke, those eyes flashed for a moment, then closed shut again.

It was close shut now as if he had never worked upon it.

There was a small panel in each door, set about eye level, with a metal flap which closed shut over it.

Seeing the jaws of the trap close shut about them would not save Rafael's forces.

All I know is my throat closed shut.

A slow powerful motor whirred and the ramp closed shut behind him.

The elevator door closed shut; bullets battered against it.

And that's especially true if the spasms are strong enough to cause the eyelids to completely close shut before they reopen.

Lori's left eye was closed shut, purpled with a deep bruise.

Drew watched the door close shut with a faint whoosh, a dry click.

The second guard screwed his eyes closer shut.

The toilet, on the other hand, does afford some privacy; it's separate from the shower and closes shut with a door.

The door closed shut, and Chakotay was left alone.

He judged that no matter how fast they moved, they wouldn't be able to make it back before the door closed shut.

While Jim is completing his assignment, the great stone door of the vault mysteriously closes shut.

The swing doors closed shut behind him and Wells chortled with wicked delight.

The door with its automatic closer shut behind her instantly, plunging her into darkness.

As they closed shut on his heels, a heavy layer of angst filled the alleyway.

He tried to say something, but the steel panel closed shut and the noise of the lock muffled the sound of his voice.

The sliding panel closed shut behind him.

The heavy bulkhead closed shut behind me.

He was covered with cement, his nose, his ears, his eyes were closed shut and everything.

"They're closed shut just as Grandma described."

The closing shut off the public from all the department's Web sites, including that of the National Park Service.

Smoke doors did not open or close properly at 41 schools.

The valve may not be able to close properly, so blood can leak through.

The eyes won't close properly, leaving them open to infection.

The doors must fit into the opening correctly or they will not open and close properly.

Doors that won't close properly may be out of alignment.

You'll have doors that don't close properly or swing open all the time.

Someone could get in a door that wasn't closed properly."

The door to the bathroom was just about falling off its top hinge, so it did not close properly.

We saw that the ramp was not closed properly.

Captain Anderson said inspectors had also found fire doors that did not close properly.

Then they may not open or close properly.

One awful thought that the shutter might bounce back up, or not close properly.

Often the structurally complex eyelids and mouth cannot even be made to open or close properly.

It seems that the outside door to the street hadn't closed properly, and they had sneaked in.

When a damaged heart valve cannot close properly, the problem is called regurgitation.

The hatch had warped too much to close properly.

In earlier tests, the net had closed properly, but in empty water.

Structural problems with the eye lids that don't allow them to close properly.

However, if one shunt fails to close properly, the whole string will fail to light.

It wasn't closed properly, and the door swung open.

The growths prevent the heart valves from opening and closing properly.

Doors would not close properly and walls cracked.

This ensures that your user session is closed properly.

All items - whether a door won't close properly or an engine fails completely - carry the same weight.

Mr. Hewitt also complained that his back door, and several other doors, did not close properly.