Example sentences of "[verb] almost [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be a disaster to adopt a policy that changed almost from hour to hour under Labour , with no constancy or purpose of any sort ? |
| 2 | There was a part of his mind filled almost to sickness with self-mockery , a bitter mockery grown out of the fear that was back with him now , mockery for the excellence of his seamanship . |
| 3 | A reply came almost by return of post . |
| 4 | Happily , the Department of the Environment was so appalled at being cast as the number one villain that the certificates came almost by return of post and the Coal Board now felt isolated and exposed . |
| 5 | This mystical sensation can be induced almost at will with practice ; and like all things , with repetition , the feeling comes more quickly and easily . |
| 6 | Andrea Whitcombe led almost from start to finish to retain her title at the Women 's National Cross-Country Championships at Birkenhead . |
| 7 | The basic leopard is spotted almost from nose to tail . |
| 8 | Moreover , in dealing with a phenomenon as complex as war — which produces an infinite variety of situations and is conducted by means whose technical features alter almost from year to year — there are inherent difficulties in laying down the law in the form of treaties . |
| 9 | Frances Grimes , 16 , is still in hospital with a wound stretching almost from ear to ear . |