Example sentences of "[vb pp] almost [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | for centuries they have stifled almost the whole of humanity in the name of a so-called spiritual experience . |
| 2 | We 've had almost a minute of stoppage time and Leicester lead by that single David Speedy goal from what seems a long time ago now in the first half . |
| 3 | Being a replacement had become almost a way of life . |
| 4 | His voice had become almost a screech of anger and frustration . |
| 5 | Thus provided with capital and having gained almost a decade of experience in the iron industry , he resolved to set up a similar ironworks with the assistance of his two elder sons , John and Archibald . |
| 6 | Altogether Russell had served almost a year in remand and been found Not Guilty on both of his charges . |
| 7 | Strangely , Britain 's botanists have taken almost no interest in acidification , although plants such as cowslips , heather and many woodland flowers are also known to be affected by sulphur and nitrogen deposition . |