Example sentences of "[conj] she almost " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas the idea is theirs and the producer is working in an advisory capacity , he or she almost certainly has greater technical knowledge and experience than the creative team and may well have to point out sequences which wo n't work and suggest modifications or changes . |
| 2 | She stared at the floor , turning pink and feeling so confused that she almost missed what Mr Hollins was saying . |
| 3 | But her energy gnawed at her so ; her nature was so strong and vigorous , and her loneliness and boredom so intense , that she almost ate visitors up , so that they seldom went again . |
| 4 | She congratulated me on eschewing the filth and violence that at that time were almost necessary to sell a book ( as my publisher told me ) , and said that she almost felt that she might have written it herself . |
| 5 | Mrs Gracie had come to associate herself so much with the family that she almost included herself in the purchase . |
| 6 | Often , now , she thought with wonder that she almost had n't gone … |
| 7 | He let her go so suddenly that she almost fell . |
| 8 | Why was it then that she almost envied the girl ? |
| 9 | His face twisted with such hate that she almost stepped back . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course , ’ the Doctor had said , and the memory of his voice was so real that she almost heard the words in her ears , ‘ if anyone wanted to infiltrate the TARDIS with any kind of intelligence , from a virus to an entire computer , they 'd only have to plug a cable into the socket under the console . |
| 11 | Chesarynth turned round guiltily , so fast that she almost overbalanced , her toe catching in her hem . |
| 12 | In the same moment , she started to come , hips rising so fast that she almost bucked him off . |
| 13 | Ellwood could see that she almost believed him . |
| 14 | When he released her it was with such force that she almost fell to the floor . |
| 15 | So slow and patient was the seduction that she almost wished she was bisexual . |
| 16 | Julia was so interested in the cross-examination that she almost disobeyed Anthony 's instructions to go back to the Campo San Maurizio for lunch and spend the afternoon in bed , but , remembering how weak she had felt the previous evening , she did as he said . |
| 17 | He gripped her wrist suddenly , so hard that she almost cried out . |
| 18 | It was a cool challenge , drawled so quietly that she almost missed it . |
| 19 | She had been determined not to give anything of herself away to him , but he had succeeded in antagonising her to such a pitch that she almost could n't help herself . |
| 20 | The first she knew of Piers 's presence in the room was his light touch on her shoulder , and it was so unexpected that she almost jumped a mile into the air . |
| 21 | ‘ I would be delighted to design the flowers for your wedding … | ’ The daydream was so engrossing that she almost did n't see the man and the girl struggling on the pavement opposite . |
| 22 | He played with her , letting his grasp slip so that she almost toppled backwards , then saving her by pulling her roughly back into his body . |
| 23 | And for a moment Lisa was suddenly so overcome by the confusion of responses that went rushing through her that she almost failed to pick up what he said next . |
| 24 | His face was an arrangement of harsh lines so discouraging that she almost lost her nerve and backed out . |
| 25 | The ham , which everyone ate avidly , and which Sally-Anne forced down , was off and the butter was so rancid that she almost choked over it . |
| 26 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
| 27 | Her passion leapt to meet his , and she clung to him , her mouth dragging on his in a meeting so inflamed that she almost lost consciousness as dizziness swept through her brain . |
| 28 | The last words came so vehemently that she almost choked on them . |
| 29 | Just a , I find that she almost looks as if she 's been out in the sun and that it sort of looks like very strong sunlight on her face which is a shame really . |
| 30 | Before she could ask , he paused in mid-stride , so that she almost went crashing right into him . |