Example sentences of "almost [prep] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than remove these reminders of Glasgow 's past , the city 's planners wisely insisted that the facade survived not as a real building but almost as a museum exhibit whose Stones of Venice had appeared two years earlier . |
| 2 | The principal of Howard , Colonel Rive , was a very wise leader , whom many of the staff regarded almost as a father figure . |
| 3 | The story begins almost like a fairy tale with the old king calling upon the three princesses to divide his kingdom among them and ‘ shake all cares and business from [ his ] age ’ . |
| 4 | It was pleasantly warm in the little hall , Rupert thought , noticing the red glow of a paraffin heater , almost like a sanctuary lamp or the lamp that was said to have burnt clear in Tullia 's tomb , for close on fifteen hundred years . |
| 5 | Dave also played the old fashioned curved soprano sax , which looks almost like a toy instrument but it sounded clear and forceful in his hands . |
| 6 | What impressed me most was the support the boot gave — almost like a ski boot but with no compromise of movement or sensation of cramping . |
| 7 | almost like a question mark |
| 8 | Lieb 's text is structured almost like a guide book with lengthy discussions on individual churches supplemented by a useful chronological digest . |
| 9 | The way I would start forming a band would be to get a bass player and drummer first ; get a core of people who are on my wavelength , especially on the bass , and a drummer who 's got a really good right hand , almost like a jazz player , who can play light and not just hard . |
| 10 | ‘ We want to see a working countryside and we do n't want to see it fossilised so it 's almost like a theme park . ’ |
| 11 | They also like this sort of excitement and you know when things chop and change and there 's sort of erm almost like a crisis situation and lots of excitement , lots of activity , activists actually thrive on that , they like that sort of challenge that stimulates their learning . |
| 12 | Such an innovation is the bell fountain which , by means of a single adaptor , creates a unique globular spray pattern , almost like a glass bell in appearance . |
| 13 | IN THE old days your bank manager was almost like a family friend , always ready to help out when you were a bit stuck . |
| 14 | M. B. In those days , the police were almost like an élite force because if you joined , people would say : ‘ He 's joined the police . |
| 15 | The top of it had been raised so that Bella , propped up against two pillows , her face grey against their whiteness , was almost in a sitting position . |
| 16 | Almost at a stroke Government had moved town planning into a higher gear , with a national system of development control , ubiquitous in operation . |