Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] that nearly [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One study found that nearly two thirds of patients had had their incontinence for over two years before they first sought professional advice . |
| 2 | Research showed that nearly one in ten pints drunk at home last month was imported for personal use , resulting in a loss of revenue of almost £100 million , the society told the Paymaster-General , Sir John Cope . |
| 3 | The most recent Powys figure of an average 1.93 LUs/hectare of permanent grassland is the equivalent of 12.9 sheep/hectare , a high overall stocking figure considering that nearly half of the total permanent grassland area in Powys is categorised as rough grazing . |
| 4 | What message would my right hon. Friend and my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancashire give us to take back to our constituents in the light of recent research showing that nearly 200 of the top British firms believe that the best way to increase unemployment and inflation and decrease investment would be the calamity of a Labour Government ? |
| 5 | A report from Australia on children who had swallowed dishwasher detergent revealed that nearly half had been given the wrong advice and made to vomit . |
| 6 | In October the Russian Orthodox Bishops ' Council said that nearly 3,000 church buildings had been reopened in the past 18 months , bringing the number of working parishes to 9,734 ; the number of theological students had doubled to 3,948 . |
| 7 | The 1981 census showed that nearly 97 per cent of people of pensionable age were thus accommodated ; while the recent dramatic growth of private residential care may increase the proportion in institutional care , the fact remains that they will remain a minute fraction of the elderly population . |
| 8 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that nearly half of the top 500 companies in the European Community are British , led by British Telecom ? |
| 9 | It came as a shock to realise that nearly 20 years had passed since an enthusiastic young couple in Capel Curig told me they were going to ‘ do ’ Snowdonia that afternoon . |
| 10 | On Jan. 30 , 1990 , a Supreme Soviet Commission revealed that nearly 845,000 victims of Stalinism had been posthumously rehabilitated during 1988-89 , but called for review procedures to be streamlined . |
| 11 | The government estimated that nearly one in three businesses would pay rate increases of more than 50 per cent over the first few years , with some paying more than double their previous bill . |
| 12 | A survey carried out by the British Market Research Bureau revealed that nearly half of Britain 's working population refuse to think about their retirement , with one in three couples admitting that they never even discuss old age between themselves . |
| 13 | The survey revealed that nearly 40 percent of those questioned have increased marketing activity in the past year while 57 percent have maintained their activity levels . |
| 14 | Instead by 1984 , when personal computers were abundant , the US Department of Labor estimated that nearly two-thirds of people who worked on Video Display Terminals in the US were monitored by their employers . |
| 15 | ‘ A recent RAC survey showed that nearly six out of 10 car owners do n't know if their car can run on lead-free fuel . |