Example sentences of "almost [art] [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 He could see the texture of the skin — almost the down on it — through his powerful glasses .
2 However , while agreeing with Bolinger in almost every instance on his raw data , as to which adjectives are limited to prenominal position and which are ambiguous , we disagree with him in almost all cases as to the underlying reasons .
3 We must surely be at a stage now where almost every angler on a given match has the ability to win it , given a draw .
4 ‘ I watch her almost every day on Neighbours .
5 It was such a beautiful bridge , surrounded by date palm orchards , I used to cross it almost every day on my way to work .
6 By evening , almost every bird on the island will have been ‘ logged ’ in someone 's note book , and , after supper , ‘ doing the log ’ is one of the highlights of the day as everyone recounts — and relives — the day 's happenings .
7 Almost every product on sale in this country is barcoded so it provides immense game-play possibilities .
8 We ended by sharing paradisal soupçons of almost every pudding on the menu .
9 But it will render precise almost every judgment on run-outs , and that alone would clear away a lot of dirt .
10 Opportunities and Limitations in Religious Broadcasting , a collection of articles by 25 communicators from 14 different countries , is ‘ designed as a Speakers ’ Corner with room enough for representatives from almost every point on the Christian compass ' , according to the publishers .
11 Now they number many millions drawn from almost every nation on earth , and almost every denomination too .
12 There was almost no money on course for the horse and the only serious cash , about £1,000 in a series of small bets , was placed in the Bradford area .
13 The unions had almost no influence on the factory floor and were ineffective in collective bargaining .
14 This section of the labour market is also virtually non-unionized , providing for almost no representation on pay and working conditions , or health and safety regulations .
15 There was almost no traffic on the roads , though it was only ten-thirty .
16 There is almost no traffic on the road .
17 It is interesting to note that sheep had almost no effect on the form of the farmstead as buildings were very rarely provided for them .
18 As the chart shows , the four weeks of the campaign have had almost no effect on voters ' opinions about which party could best handle the country 's non-economic as well as economic problems .
19 In the end , the environmentalists had almost no impact on real action .
20 During October the value of the currency fell by almost a half on the free market , to $1.00=12.7 cruzados , prompting police intervention in some exchange bureaus .
21 There is probably as big , almost a call on the goal as they are in higher education .
22 Tomba had led by almost a second on the first run .
23 Sid James had n't made a picture since the one that was without the Williams credit , Cabby , but he was soon to be almost a fixture on the set , playing parts as stereotyped as Ken 's .
24 Almost an hour on tape . ’
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