Example sentences of "he almost [vb past] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Firstly , a couple of birds were scared up out of a nearby bush by his call ; and secondly , there was a detonation so loud that he almost felt it as a physical shockwave .
2 He almost ran us into the back of a streetcar . ’
3 He almost pulled him into the room , closing the door behind them .
4 He almost threw himself across the van , grasping Kirov firmly by both shoulders .
5 ‘ But I stayed composed and cool , I did n't want to get caught by anything stupid but still nearly did when he almost hit me with an uppercut — I felt the wind of that one .
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