Example sentences of "almost a [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost a tree in fact . |
| 2 | Duckham is a much more hapless figure : rather a constrained Everyman , almost a bore in fact . |
| 3 | Matiba , a former Cabinet minister , had left Kenya after almost a year in detention [ see p. 37603 for his arrest in July 1990 ] . |
| 4 | Altogether Russell had served almost a year in remand and been found Not Guilty on both of his charges . |
| 5 | It was almost prophetic in its wisdom : ‘ There is really something morbid about the film as a whole — a fascination , almost a wallowing in death and suffering that represents one of the least appealing tendencies in the audience as well as the film-makers . |
| 6 | For instance , another very common language that people use is PASCAL , there 's a growing , almost a cult in favour of it . |
| 7 | Mr. Farr 's garden was on the right hand side at the end of the footpath and must have been almost an acre in extent . |