But as televisions appeared in living rooms across the country the images of such crimes did begin to creep closer to home.

With rucksack still strapped to your back, creep closer.

The passion will fade, and the nightmare of a general election disaster will creep closer.

She crept closer and closer to me and our hands were all over each other in the slow dances.

I think of him sitting alone in that tower, rain pelting the windows, the wind and purple blackness creeping closer towards him.