Example sentences of "almost [adj] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The portrait is hyper-real , with almost obsessive attention to surface , to clothing . |
| 2 | All the information is stored on these computerized records resulting in almost instant access to information about NMS objects . |
| 3 | A strong compositional sense is complemented by an almost naive approach to perspective . |
| 4 | In fact , one could see that Mr Lewis 's almost constant proximity to M. Dupont was proving a serious inconvenience to Lord Darlington , who was naturally keen to make close personal contact with this distinguished gentleman before the discussions began . |
| 5 | Mary recalls how they were flat broke and almost living hand to mouth . |
| 6 | The reduction of the concept of communication to comprehensible input , in association with the absence of any clear definition of what is meant by comprehensible or any criteria for knowing whether language has been comprehended or not , means that almost any approach to teaching can claim to have the blessing of the theory . |
| 7 | Filmed like DORRIT in Edzard 's own studio at Rotherhithe , THE FOOL recalls the former in a palpable recreation of a vanished world : a world of physical and spiritual claustrophobia , evoked with an almost fetishistic attention to detail . |
| 8 | As a result of eating the troll flesh he has developed several troll-like traits and has an almost trollish resistance to injury . |
| 9 | Other works use polythene sheeting , stretched across the surface ; this acts as an almost unseen barrier to perception , further emphasising an over-industrialised distance from nature . |
| 10 | Although use of the IUD and condom has increased , especially among educated women , the rise of sterilization is much more important as it marks an almost certain end to childbearing ( table 4.3 ) . |