Example sentences of "she almost [vb past] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an irritability caused as much by her slimming diet as by the lack of a box , she almost stamped down the stairs into the basement , which was comfortingly warm , and found a couple of cardboard boxes . |
| 2 | For answer he pushed her in the shoulder , and when she almost tipped over the bird cage at her feet his other hand came out and , steadying her , he laughed down into her face as he said , ‘ Sarky little bitch , are n't you ? |
| 3 | When Carco 's concierge came to clean his room the next day , she almost fainted at the sight of the nude picture hanging over his bed . |
| 4 | She almost fainted at the price . |
| 5 | She almost choked on the stench of damp grain blowing up the hill . |
| 6 | She almost fell over the gate in her haste to race to the fire . |
| 7 | When he released her it was with such force that she almost fell to the floor . |
| 8 | Sometimes , she almost screamed at the time it took . |
| 9 | In silence they walked to the communal oven , and back , and she almost ran with the tray steaming with fragrant tomato and garlic to try to alert Rosa so she could prepare herself for his appearance . |
| 10 | She almost ran to the door . |
| 11 | She almost ran to the stage door , opened it , leaned on the outside . |
| 12 | Despite the blistering heat she almost ran along the towpath . |
| 13 | She almost ran up the path . |
| 14 | Tamar called back , as she almost ran from the room . |
| 15 | She almost ran from the room , as if afraid that her newly found resolve would melt away if she did not immediately put it into practice . |
| 16 | She almost commented on the irony of the last charge he laid against Deanes . |
| 17 | It was clearly not a time for any angry rejoinder and she almost fled to the kitchen , her heart beating like a hammer . |
| 18 | He said , ‘ You 're a natural , ’ and she almost smiled at the compliment . |
| 19 | As Bernice entered the refectory she almost bumped into the Doctor . |
| 20 | Then , remembering , she almost gagged at the feel of his slimed cock under her hand , and the raw acid smell of his seed . |