Example sentences of "one can almost [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immediate post-war years had been the last classic period of the film as social sermon and one can almost sense the relief as the studios discovered that social context did not need quite as much emphasis . |
| 2 | The facial features are those of an elderly woman and , though not a portrait of the deceased , they are in line with standard representational portraiture of the period ; viewed from above one can almost visualize the parted winding-sheet . |
| 3 | ‘ A scientific truth , ’ he wrote , and one can almost see the tightly pressed lips , hear the snapping of the pencil , ‘ does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light , but rather because its opponents eventually die , and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It has so much atmosphere that one can almost see the medieval wool merchants going about their business . |
| 5 | It certainly freshens up the dusty atmosphere , and one can almost see the grass and leaves on the trees beginning to sprout . |
| 6 | The 1984 performance starts with dodgy ensemble , and one can almost imagine the glint in Mravinsky 's eye at the mis-tuning of the first note in the main violin theme . |
| 7 | ‘ One can almost imagine the German banker telling his client , the company president : ‘ You just take care of improving production and increasing sales , and leave the financial problems to us ’ , ’ Albert writes . |