Example sentences of "almost [adv] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rate of coronary artery bypass grafting for 1991–2 in Olsburgh 's district was almost exactly the target figure of 300 per million , and I assume that his health authority has based its purchasing decisions for this year on last year 's achievement . |
| 2 | That 's almost exactly the scenario Lotus found itself in . ’ |
| 3 | We have already mentioned background music , although this should really be expanded to be the public address system , as almost always the background music is fed by the same amplification and uses the same speakers as the guest paging system . |
| 4 | This flock extended from ground level to well above the aircraft and there was no possible way for the pilot to avoid it ; almost immediately the crew heart the sound of multiple bird strikes on the aircraft , the commander described the noise " like a machine gun " . |
| 5 | Almost immediately the safety glass shattered and all they could see were white chips . |
| 6 | Only in the nineteenth century did excavations reveal a major Roman temple to Mercury at Magdalensberg , and the youth was almost certainly the cult statue . |