Example sentences of "[pron] almost to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A Rose Hill bus will bring you almost to the door . |
2 | Bruce was still lost in the red mists of temper seven minutes later when Simpson , City 's impressive recruit from Swindon , released White with a splendid pass — and Bruce tracked him almost to the deadball line before scything him down . |
3 | In the hit movie Withnall and I , the two visit Riggindale and it drives them almost to the brink of distraction . |
4 | Well , oh best if you cut them almost to the end like that then butter them and stick them back together again Have I got that cream ? |
5 | I had explained this to Aunt Louise , who enjoyed her bath and filled it almost to the top ; but she took no notice , becoming affronted and resentful if I reminded her . |
6 | She had been on the very edge of the steep hills which surround the basin in which Orvieto sits ; and the basin itself was alive and moving , swirling with smoke , with smoky white mists which filled it almost to the brim . |