Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] almost a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he drew closer , walking with almost a swagger , George noted the way the sun glinted on a head of coppery curls . |
| 2 | WRECS , which has been operating for almost a decade , now boasts a membership of more than 40 who attended the evening of festive fun at the Pavilion Club , Barlaston , complete with refreshments and cabaret . |
| 3 | The narrow gauge line 's diesel locomotive and two former man-rider carriages have been operating for almost a year at a small extra charge to visitors . |
| 4 | Your readers may or not be aware of the consternation currently being experienced in south-west Scotland following the installation of ‘ improved ’ technology at the Carlisle office of the Royal Mail whither our post has been taken for sorting for almost a decade . |
| 5 | The rock here , naturally , is limestone , and prodigiously fissured , while the walk through the Gorges is hard-going in places , and rough , continuing for almost a mile until the prepared path , such as it is , peters out . |
| 6 | At Sokolnitz the first shots were fired about seven o'clock the bombardment continuing for almost an hour . |
| 7 | A few days later , immediately alongside the busy M40 , a pause at traffic-lights enabled me to glance at a dense assembly of birds , as closely-packed as starlings , extending for almost a quarter of a mile along the edge of the arable field , and I was able to identify them as a mixture of Lapwing and ‘ goldies , ’ all immobile , and many of the latter with their heads tucked in as if fast asleep . |
| 8 | Edward Simpson , former Deputy Permanent Secretary at the DES , and ironically in charge of planning for almost a decade , has argued cogently the same case for more resources for primary schools as a result of the introduction of Local Management of Schools . |