Example sentences of "[prep] almost a [noun sg] of [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |