Example sentences of "almost [verb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The figures below ( Table 1.1 ) show that whereas the total size of the population aged 65 and over will not rise substantially ( it will in fact fall between 1991 and 2001 ) , those aged 85 and over will almost double in number in England and Wales , from just over half a million to almost one million ( an increase of 88 per cent ) . |
| 2 | For one brief moment it felt as though she was almost drowning in ecstasy , and then she felt Ross removing his lips , cursing violently under his breath as he withdrew his arms from about her body . |
| 3 | To her surprise , there proved to be perceptive judgements about qualities in Michelangelo 's work , almost hidden in catalogue entries ; more than one art historian , apparently , was not only learned but had an eye . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's none of your damned business ! ’ she snapped half-heartedly , yet his words struck a raw nerve and she almost winced in pain , because Ryan had only been ardent at first ; after that , it had been she who had made the advances . |
| 5 | ‘ I could almost believe in magic , ’ Francis said , raising his voice above the howling storm . |
| 6 | Go into the remotest tavern and you would find it filled with tired and perspiring committee men almost buried in survey and legal papers . |
| 7 | ‘ No wonder , Corbett , ’ MacAirth almost screeched in reply , seizing the proffered cup and slurping noisily from it . |
| 8 | The woman seemed to change in front of Kim 's eyes , seemed almost to grow in size . |
| 9 | It 's a kind of dreamtime — the darkness , the way you 're almost lying in bed . |
| 10 | At the far end of the table Nadirpur almost yelped in anguish . |
| 11 | The first fireworks exploded and the Wheel was almost enveloped in flame while the air was filled with a mixture of smells — paraffin , sooty smoke from the straw and cordite from the fireworks . |
| 12 | As UK farm production rose , the economy became nearly self-sufficient in many foodstuffs and a net exporter of others so that between 1958 and 1983 the UK 's net imports of food almost halved in quantity . |
| 13 | And they almost went in front on eight minutes , Michael Surgeon beating the Comrades ' off-side trap only to see his well struck 20-yard drive brilliantly tipped over by 'keeper George Cathcart . |
| 14 | Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand . |
| 15 | So in winter the trade winds are strengthened and diverted , and are almost reversed in summer . |
| 16 | On the spur of the moment I offered him 40 — he almost wept in gratitude . |
| 17 | Branson almost wept in gratitude . |
| 18 | Ironically , for a country almost covered in water , another major concern for children 's health in Vietnam is the sheer lack of clean drinking water . |
| 19 | The tape was then continued , and after the first few words were uttered by the second voice Lucy almost froze in horror . |
| 20 | Lakes that owe their volume to a balance between inflowing and outflowing water may change radically between seasons , almost draining in winter when the inflow slows down , and overflowing when summer melt brings in water that can not escape through still-frozen outlets . |
| 21 | Driving a Renault Clio 16 valve , Nigel 's event almost ended in disaster when he slid into a ditch on the first forest stage , near Chester . |
| 22 | The jealousy that almost ended in death . |
| 23 | Recorded crime has almost doubled in County Durham in ten years , with a 20pc rise during 1991 . |
| 24 | Recent statistics show recorded crime has almost doubled in County Durham in ten years , with a 20pc rise during 1991 alone . |
| 25 | However , when the message did not allow unambiguous identification but instead could have referred to one of two items in the array , the number of shifts almost doubled in number . |
| 26 | During the last decade , the international trade in conventional weapons has almost doubled in volume every five years . |
| 27 | Mr Brocklehurst , on the other hand , now looked round at the girls , and almost jumped in surprise . |