Example sentences of "[vb pp] almost a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said nothing to her , of course ; she was considered almost a goddess in Berlin , had a huge following . |
| 2 | I have been confined almost a year by the dislocation of one of the ankle-bones of my leg , so have not been able to get as far as the Society House , but have enclosed the shilling you was so kind as to pay for a letter from Monsieur du Hamel . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Being a replacement had become almost a way of life . |
| 5 | His voice had become almost a screech of anger and frustration . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Altogether Russell had served almost a year in remand and been found Not Guilty on both of his charges . |
| 8 | I do n't want to think I 've wasted almost a year of my working life on an abort . |
| 9 | As Zoe Muir found out Jackie Berwick has lost almost a stone in three and a half weeks . |
| 10 | The Fr300,000,000 grant had covered almost a quarter of the venture 's costs . |