Example sentences of "almost a [noun sg] after the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Which was almost a relief after the agony of my abused foot . |
2 | They emerged gradually over a period of half a century , culminating in his book Two New Sciences , which was first published in 1638 , almost a century after the publication of Copernicus 's major work . |
3 | The storm clouds gathering over Leeds City broke almost a year after the end of the First World War . |
4 | By 15 October 1796 , almost a month after the birth of his son David Hartley Coleridge , he had at last reached a decision . |
5 | THE White House is still trying desperately to live down the story of US President Bill Clinton 's 200 dollar haircut — almost a week after the trim aboard Air Force One closed down part of Los Angeles airport . |