Example sentences of "almost upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse was almost upon her and she shut her eyes , the better to see when it had reined to a halt . |
| 2 | He was getting nearer and nearer and was almost upon them . |
| 3 | She clapped her hands over her ears waiting for the water that was almost upon them , aware of the damage it was going to cause . |
| 4 | Some species , such as hares and young antelope , will stay stock-still in a crouching posture until the predator is almost upon them , before bolting . |
| 5 | His thoughts receded , he was now approaching the breech of the hill , the path became flatter and less weary with the crest almost upon him . |
| 6 | When he was back at Thorsbury , he had taken to sleeping in the dressing room now that her time was almost upon her . |
| 7 | The English cricket season is almost upon us , and things will never again be the same . |
| 8 | The English cricket season is almost upon us , and things will never again be the same . |
| 9 | However , the London season was almost upon them and she was more cheerful than she 'd been for weeks . |
| 10 | Suddenly the wedding day , which had seemed so far away , was almost upon them . |
| 11 | And there she was , almost upon me ! |
| 12 | The storm was almost upon them now . |
| 13 | Quite a few leaves underfoot here and there autumn almost upon us , next thing you knew when you looked round the trees were bare , the people hurrying home of an evening , winter upon you . |
| 14 | A new year is almost upon us . |
| 15 | It was so well hidden by forest , however , that they were almost upon it before she really had the chance to look . |
| 16 | The Land Rover was almost upon her before she heard the throbbing engine , and she spun round partly in a daze and certainly angered . |
| 17 | Silas was kneeling beside her in an instant , his face pale as he muttered huskily , ‘ Damned rabbits — they wait till you 're almost upon them . |
| 18 | Perhaps the time of his Occultation — whatever that might be — was almost upon them . |
| 19 | The Varsity showdown is almost upon them . |