Example sentences of "nearly a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly a hundred of them are on parade at Huntercombe , three miles from Wallingford . |
| 2 | Russell estimated the population of England at just over 21 million in 1377 , and suggested that it rose by nearly a million between then and 1545 . |
| 3 | If there are nearly a million of that age in 2001 , then almost 200,000 will be afflicted by that time . |
| 4 | Chairman Peter Swales insists there is no more money for signings — but City made nearly a million in the last financial year and gambling now could mean the difference between success and failure . |
| 5 | By 1279 one may speak of monastic foundations in England — nearly a thousand of them — as having reached saturation point . |
| 6 | West Germany said yesterday it had agreed to cut its armed forces by nearly a fifth to 400,000 by the mid 1990s if US and Soviet negotiators agreed on cutting conventional arms . |
| 7 | He can be denied the nomination only by an extraordinary blocking coalition of ‘ super-delegates ’ — party bigwigs who make up nearly a fifth of the voting delegates at the convention — and delegates already won by Tsongas and by Brown , plus a handful of delegates ( more than a tenth of the total ) who are already pledged as ‘ uncommitted ’ . |
| 8 | Nearly a fifth of those who listened to the announcement , however , still believed the Martians had landed . |
| 9 | Greater awareness and/or knowledge of users or communities was mentioned by nearly a fifth of all authorities , in various ways , e.g. : |
| 10 | There were few electricity disconnections , not surprising since heat and hot water were provided by gas , but nearly a fifth of the households surveyed had had their gas cut off . |
| 11 | Spending on AFDC , in real terms , fell by nearly a fifth between 1975 and 1989 — the period that saw the biggest growth in illegitimate births . |
| 12 | THE North American arm of BMW , the German motor manufacturer , announced yesterday that sales in March rose by nearly a fifth from the same month last year to 5,500 cars . |
| 13 | In addition to the hotel income which a bank holiday encourages , the group was also aware of its importance in generating day-trip revenue which , at £5b a year , provides nearly a third of tourism expenditure by Britons in this country . |
| 14 | By the age of seven , more than half the boys and nearly a third of the girls were being hit at least once a week . |
| 15 | Mr David Walker , FT managing editor , said that over 100 journalists , or nearly a third of the staff , had been referred to the company 's medical department with possible RSI symptoms . |
| 16 | Consider financial services , for example , which already account for nearly a third of GDP . |
| 17 | Japanese industry now accounts for nearly a third of sales . |
| 18 | Nearly a third of the 2,633 votes cast on the huge dam project took the form of abstentions or ‘ no ’ votes . |
| 19 | Costain shed nearly a third of its 7,500 employees last year at a cost of £6m . |
| 20 | Mathematics journals had the highest standing internationally , with nearly a third of contributions coming from abroad . |
| 21 | A sit-down in Trafalgar Square on 17 September 1961 resulted in the arrest of more than 1,300 people ; nearly a third of the organizing committee ( including Russell ) had already been detained , two weeks before the event . |
| 22 | Nearly a third of the principal carers complained at the first interview about the adverse effects of looking after the dementia sufferer upon their own physical or mental health . |
| 23 | The pattern of relative abundance of Ichneumonidae is quite different : nearly a third of the 455 species trapped during 1972–73 were represented by single individuals , and the seven commonest species made up only 22 per cent of the catch . |
| 24 | The Harris/ITN exit poll shows that , overall , one in five people who voted Labour had done so tactically ( nearly a third of Lib Dem voters also did so ) . |
| 25 | It says nearly a third of women think their cars are dirty compared with one in five men . |
| 26 | Surprisingly , perhaps , in an irreligious age , nearly a third of the highest prices were for works associated with the Bible , showing that , if the conclusion is not too naive , respect and affection for it is still deeply ingrained and that , at least in fine editions , it is still a best-seller . |
| 27 | These grants equalled nearly a third of all EEC grants that year for uranium prospecting ( £416,000 ) . |
| 28 | But college life is no picnic , admit Barclays , who sign up nearly a third of students . |
| 29 | Nearly a third of red Merseysiders — 29 per cent according to the samplers — have lost their memories and believe Kenny Dalglish is responsible for Liverpool being fourth from bottom . |
| 30 | And nearly a third of 2,000 women questioned for the Me magazine survey admitted having unprotected sex . |