Example sentences of "[pron] almost [vb past] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She almost fainted with shock , but had already learned that the edicts of the couturier ( one of the last true autocrats of the Western world ) were not to be questioned . |
| 2 | Olive had been expecting so many horrors that hearing the question she almost laughed with relief . |
| 3 | Then she almost collapsed with relief when she heard Julius 's voice . |
| 4 | She almost wept with relief as his strong fingers closed round her hand and guided her to the safety of a broad platform of stone , where at last it was possible to stand upright . |
| 5 | By comparison , Britain 's first lady , Norma Major , is a quiet , unassuming woman who almost squirmed with discomfort when her husband became Prime Minister . |
| 6 | Gideon 's wood and Red wood , two large game coverts , blocked the view to the north of the park ; they almost joined with Home wood , a coppice to the immediate north of the house . |
| 7 | When I put this to Charlie he almost choked with laughter . |
| 8 | Then from his bike he almost fell with fright , |