Example sentences of "at [pron] almost [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she looked at me almost slyly . |
| 2 | After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’ |
| 3 | She gave a little snort and smiled across at me almost mischievously . |
| 4 | He stared at her almost angrily , as if she had trapped him into a confidence he would have preferred not to have made . |
| 5 | He glanced up at her almost respectfully as he poured himself some tea . |
| 6 | He gazed down at her almost fiercely , his voice breaking as he told her , ‘ I can not endure another day like the last two weeks . ’ |
| 7 | She did not answer him this time , but stared back at him almost insolently , only a slight moistening of her lips betraying her nervousness . |
| 8 | And since then Ratagan had hardly said a civil word to his wife , though she looked at him almost imploringly at times , and Riven had seen him gaze at her when her head was turned , brow creased in pain . |
| 9 | She stared back at him almost sightlessly . |
| 10 | She swung round and stared at him almost angrily . |
| 11 | Logan looked at him almost scornfully . |
| 12 | Sabine freed her hands from his , staring at him almost dazedly . |
| 13 | Karr looked back at him almost blankly , then gave a brief laugh . |
| 14 | He was staring at it almost lovingly . |
| 15 | In the photograph that the studio had acquired the four men brought to trial in Detroit look out at us almost belligerently announcing their status as ordinary guys ; they wear poor suits and no ties , they are unshaven , and they clutch their hats . |