Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] almost [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the craters look so fresh that one almost expects the rocks still to be warm . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | The pistol was pressed against his cheek so hard that it almost broke the skin . |
| 4 | The determined Cranleigh side were far from downhearted and they almost got a quick equaliser when Chris Lamboll , having beaten 'keeper Paul Cann , saw his shot booted off the line by Steve Buckingham . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | One of the first things that struck troops fresh to the Verdun battlefield was the fearful stench of putrefaction ; ‘ so disgusting that it almost gives a certain charm to the odour of gas shells ’ . |
| 7 | Sean was so astonished that he almost swallowed the paten as well as the host and Paddy , his face bright red as his hair , hurriedly passed on to the next communicant . |
| 8 | The air was rarefied and invigorating and one almost forgot the heat . |