Example sentences of "[prep] almost [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time relations between the two countries had only just been normalized [ see p. 36631 ] after almost a decade of tension . |
| 2 | French attempts to relieve the pressure failed , and on 4 August 1347 , after almost a year of blockade by both land and sea , Calais fell to Edward III . |
| 3 | In May 1949 , after almost a year of crisis , Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to the city . |
| 4 | One of these was the diagrams that bear his name , which are the basis of almost every calculation in particle physics . |
| 5 | The tremendous density is due to the fact that all the parts of the atoms are crushed together with almost no waste of space . |
| 6 | We even got the better of the 6th at last , with almost a tap-in for birdie . |
| 7 | Himself a farmer , almost for 30 years an MP , now with almost a year as minister under his belt , Sir Hector was his usual affable self , seldom referring to his backing group of Scottish Office specialists . |
| 8 | And then to withhold one 's vote as with almost a matter of habit and routine , that can not be in the best interests of the Conservative party . |
| 9 | Details of practical compost-making with help of worms are given in J. Temple 's booklet Worm Compost , and J. Minnich 's comprehensive treatise The Earthworm Book , in which he deals with almost every aspect of breeding and marketing earthworms . |
| 10 | In the bright , clear sunlight of the morning that followed the governor 's reception , the three-mile highway linking Saigon with Cholon was aswarm with almost every form of land transport that had ever served mankind . |
| 11 | By the 1940s , physiological chemistry had become biochemistry and biochemistry was a flourishing science which spread into almost every aspect of animal , plant , and microbial life . |
| 12 | Its initial success came chiefly in the traditional Dissenting districts , but by the beginning of Victoria 's reign it attracted people of all social backgrounds in almost every type of community except the estate village . |
| 13 | Christianity is at odds with the world in almost every sphere of life . |
| 14 | Khmer Rouge soldiers , who were present in less than half the provincial districts last November , had established a foothold in almost every district by polling day . |
| 15 | Effective training is essential to success in almost every area of engineering , and risk management is no exception . |
| 16 | Mr George Ryde , TGWU national secretary for civil aviation , said : ‘ Our members are involved in almost every aspect of airport work , and they tell a different story to the public relations myth that nothing is spared in providing passengers with maximum security . |
| 17 | They show great pedagogic skills in almost every aspect of school life . |
| 18 | They show great pedagogic skills in almost every aspect of school life . |
| 19 | JOHN CALE , avant-garde elder statesman and Velvet Underground founder member , whose live panto , guitar and vocals album ‘ Fragments Of A Rain Season ’ is out now on Hannibal Records , plays in his native Wales for the first time in almost a decade as part of his autumn tour , visiting . |
| 20 | The oak-beamed four-bedroom house stands surrounded by apple trees in almost an acre of land in the village of Snetterton , just a mile from a racing circuit . |
| 21 | They came from almost every variety of home , from one grandson of a duke to the son of someone who survived on a small-holding . |
| 22 | Now they number many millions drawn from almost every nation on earth , and almost every denomination too . |
| 23 | ‘ John Thelwall is a very warm hearted honest man , ’ Coleridge wrote to Josiah Wade , ‘ and disagreeing , as we do , on almost every point of religion , of morals , of politics , and of philosophy ; we like each other uncommonly well . ’ |
| 24 | Again , there was a slight hiccup when the entire Leyland Class 155 fleet were withdrawn for almost a year with door troubles ; they opened while the train was running . |
| 25 | Thanks to the Sports Council there are opportunities around the country for almost every kind of sport , with 50-plus beginners especially welcome . |
| 26 | With controlled prices ensuring excess demand for almost every item in state shops , products can be resold on the black market for huge profits . |
| 27 | This section of the labour market is also virtually non-unionized , providing for almost no representation on pay and working conditions , or health and safety regulations . |
| 28 | In fact it seems to talk about almost every kind of animal there is apart from the bee , and , for someone like myself , a total newcomer to Islam , this is , I have to say in all honesty , deeply confusing . |