Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be almost a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my opinion it is almost an encouragement to players to behave recklessly and if he 's been quoted correctly , he has brought the game into disrepute . |
| 2 | Harbour had been in the middle of telling Freddie that in his opinion it was almost a blessing that the theatre would have to close . |
| 3 | Actually , he 's so like my father it 's almost a bonus of having him near as well . ’ |
| 4 | In the Habsburg empire , under the most snobbish and conservative regime of all , " once a new family had gained a foothold in the foreign ministry it was almost a rule that the sons , and even the grandsons , remained in the profession " . |
| 5 | The results may look conservative , but in this century it is almost a novel idea — even if born of necessity — to restore romance and comedy to ‘ The Merchant of Venice . ’ |
| 6 | He wrote that " the tyranny of the majority is now generally included among the evils against which society requires to be on its guard " , and that " In politics it is almost a triviality to say that public opinion now rules the world . " |