Example sentences of "i nearly " in BNC.
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| 1 | I nearly always dry . |
| 2 | ‘ Everything depends on me , ’ Kezia said , and I nearly laughed out loud . |
| 3 | In fact , such was my dread of returning home , I nearly managed to miss my plane , but somehow the clockwork motor inside me brought me back in one piece . |
| 4 | I nearly told him Coney Island was also known as Sodom by the Sea , but thought better of it . |
| 5 | I nearly slipped on the convex peel as it made a squishing sound underfoot , doing small damage to my shoe . |
| 6 | I nearly got up ad went away out of pity , I found this so unpleasant in a slip of a child . |
| 7 | The last time I 'd been there I nearly got caught bunking my fare . |
| 8 | I nearly get it right , but I end up hopping again . |
| 9 | If I nearly close my eyes and carry on walking I can pretend I 'm blind . |
| 10 | Then I see what it really is , and I nearly laugh . |
| 11 | My legs are a bit wobbly and I nearly fall over . |
| 12 | I got to be careful at the doorways , cos there 's people coming in and out and a couple of times I nearly get knocked over by people bumping into me . |
| 13 | I nearly always wear baggy 501s , but these coloured jeans are pretty good , too . ’ |
| 14 | Ted and I nearly lost our fingers pulling snow-frozen ivy off the trees to decorate the cottage . |
| 15 | I nearly had a heart attack . |
| 16 | ‘ I nearly forgot it . ’ |
| 17 | It happened so fast and so drastically that I nearly slid after him , managing only instinctively to pivot on one foot and throw myself headlong back onto the boards still remaining solid behind the hole . |
| 18 | Laugh — I nearly reached for my 12-bore . |
| 19 | However , I nearly did n't make it as I neglected to register my willingness to take part with the organiser of the hospital team until all 32 places had been filled . |
| 20 | As it was , I nearly did n't get the chance to make a start with Seve . |
| 21 | I nearly said as pencil skirts , but these have had a revival recently . |
| 22 | YEH , I NEARLY LOST A LEG LAST NIGHT … |
| 23 | Then something suddenly occurred to me and I nearly cried with relief . |
| 24 | I nearly laughed out loud . |
| 25 | I was cycling up the hill at the time to go on duty , and I nearly fell off my bike in my certainty that there was going to be a nasty accident . |
| 26 | ‘ Look for balding , bearded men , ’ I nearly said — but he may not have been looking for precisely that variety of technical person . |
| 27 | I nearly fainted ; it was like dust . |
| 28 | Past everyone , past the Brilliant Gang at the gates , I nearly knocked one of them over . |
| 29 | ‘ I nearly had her back , Maggie , but now she 's right out of reach . |
| 30 | God forgive me , I nearly did . |