Example sentences of "almost [prep] [art] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also it was n't exactly pleasant right here , with a November sharpness in the air that had arrived almost as a response to the Christmas lights and store displays that were just about everywhere now . |
| 2 | It was called Il Risorgimento , the ‘ the reawakening ’ , and it gave its name almost as a battlecry to the forces of unification . |
| 3 | Almost as an off-shoot to lending children good books from their libraries many schools are now acting as agents in selling popular titles . |
| 4 | If your timing is right , Positive ideas of this kind may well give her hope and encouragement , but they should not be introduced too early in the grieving process , or she may regard them almost as an insult to the depth of her sorrow at a time when she is not yet ready to look to the future . |
| 5 | We were almost past the entrance to the main hall when a woman 's voice called out : ‘ Signor Daunbey ! |
| 6 | Going north along Corso Venezia you reach Palazzo Fontana-Silvestri standing almost opposite the entrance to the Semanario Arcivescovile . |
| 7 | Hermiston House Rd. is almost opposite the gates to Hermiston Walk , which leads to Heriot-Watt campus . |
| 8 | You seem almost like a farmer to me . ’ |
| 9 | She seemed almost like a god to them . |
| 10 | They were standing in water that stretched almost from the mainland to the island . |
| 11 | Her cotton dress was rent almost from the armpit to the hem and as she leaned forward to bring a saucer of water to the lips of a wounded man , the Collector glimpsed three polished ribs and the shrunken globe of her breast ; modesty was one of the many considerations which no longer troubled her . |
| 12 | As they came back into the City , buses had to slow almost to a halt to safely make the turn into Winchester Street ; it was not only steep but also had a tricky camber . |