Example sentences of "almost [vb infin] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But opponents say it will almost double the population of little Deadwood , sending property prices skyrocketing . |
| 2 | From the annual kite flying festivals here in the North-East , as well as the input to the Japanese festivals of both 1986 and 1991 , one might almost think the Land of the Rising Sun had a monopoly in this particular form of art and entertainment . |
| 3 | The bland presentation of the palaces is something which , in Ms Turton 's view , leaves them vulnerable to gross misinterpretation : ‘ If you were an American visitor you could almost think the Tower of London was built by Walt Disney . |
| 4 | … Dear old ‘ Hamish ’ , you could almost smell the heather of Scotland when you spoke to him . ’ |
| 5 | Rainbow , who has pulled off the road for a closer look at her broken window , can almost smell the bloodlust underneath the righteous wrath . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , he could almost smell the stench of fear : the house was too quiet . |
| 7 | Hari could almost feel the silence as the three of them worked industriously , cutting , stitching and shaping the leather into something beautiful . |
| 8 | I I took Mr Jewitt 's contribution or comment really on that to almost confirm the way in which you suggested the additional wording , but I paused . |
| 9 | And you you know you could almost use the appraisal as an , as an area that you wanted to concentrate |
| 10 | The mists , the haze , the rain , the sunbeams ( one can almost see the wind at times ) fill the stage and create the ecstatic sense of unity essential for a romantic painter . |
| 11 | She could almost see the baring of his shark 's teeth . |
| 12 | Again the action focused on a strike but this time the melodramatic story , in which all the trouble was precipitated by the boss 's nephews and a socially ambitious foreman promoted above his station , was so farcical as to almost sink the film without trace . |
| 13 | One could almost summarise the book in a paraphrase . |
| 14 | She could almost hear the tick of its works , that and the beat of her heart ; for , if Rab was young enough to be her son , then her husband was old enough to be her father . |
| 15 | And yeah another one connected to this whole lifestyle , aspirational argument the image the brochures give us of a couple si sitting on a terrace with , you know , you can almost hear the music in the background , the sun setting over the sea . |
| 16 | He could almost hear the flapping of spectral wings , as the Grim Reaper himself pursued the car and the dying man they were trying to snatch from his clutches . |
| 17 | They could almost hear the chink of glasses mixed with chatter and laughter . |
| 18 | In the sudden silence Isabel thought she could almost hear the life of the garden , preparing for its spring blossoming . |
| 19 | She could almost hear the tearing of the flesh . |
| 20 | Above : You can almost hear the roar of the sea in the aptly named Shell bathroom suite from Texas Homecare 's imaginative range |
| 21 | Fitzormonde was probably a brave man but Athelstan could almost taste the stench of fear which emanated from him . |
| 22 | Tarvie trout fight like fury and are beautifully marked with bright red spots ; and in this delightful little loch there are some excellent fish which can almost pull the rod from your hand in their first mad rush . |
| 23 | The 1984 performance starts with dodgy ensemble , and one can almost imagine the glint in Mravinsky 's eye at the mis-tuning of the first note in the main violin theme . |