Example sentences of "almost [adv] [vb pp] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 2 | And being an Asian is almost always made out to be a disadvantage . |
| 3 | In those stories , the prince almost always turned out to be a god who sought earthly pleasure from his love only until he tired of her . |
| 4 | Certainly one would have to agree that O'Neill did little to change either the reality or Catholic perceptions of their subordinate position in the polity and the economy but his failure almost certainly owed more to his lack of power than to his lack of desire . |
| 5 | The tension between the ideas of nationalism and of socialism , and the great strength of the former , can also be seen in other , somewhat different contexts ; in Quebec , for example , the rise of the Parti Quebecois in the 1960s almost certainly owed more to its nationalism than to the social democratic aspects of its programme . |
| 6 | Above the door 's right corner was a small black box burglar alarm , almost certainly wired back to the farmhouse or more likely electronic , triggering a bleeper which Cawthorne could carry with him . |