Possible Clues:

• Narrow decision to make visit to dean and chapter?
• A near thing
• It might have been fatal for this telephoning not to be international
• Yet it's a far cry from safety
• Reason to say "Whew!"
• Visit next door, almost a disaster
• Cliffhanger outcome, often
• Narrow escape from heavy hail
• "Phew!"
• Narrow escape in residential road? Summons to follow