Example sentences of "i [vb base] nearly " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say nearly because he woke as I stopped at the next petrol station . |
| 2 | I put nearly four stone on . |
| 3 | He does n't seem to have as much holiday as me cos I get nearly six weeks a year now . |
| 4 | I do n't know whether it 's actually correct or not but a number of players in Byrne 's team ( Shamrock Rovers , a team I dislike nearly as much as the scum ) have been linked with moves to Elland Road . |
| 5 | Over the two day event I understand nearly 20,000 people attended the show and at times my car was four or five deep , people of various different ages just trying to get a glimpse or take pictures . |
| 6 | I thought I was going to get some more , but I suppose nearly all the Owsla feel they 're very well off as they are . " |
| 7 | for the first time in my life I weigh nearly nine stone a month ago , until me dad had died and then I , I lost three quarters of a stone |
| 8 | Now I do nearly everything from London , and delegate most of the rest . ’ |
| 9 | Well when I come back to England today , as I do nearly every summer , it seems a fantastically rich and happier country than the one I grew up in . |
| 10 | I think nearly all the top sportsmen are reasonably intelligent people . |
| 11 | And I think that if people who are still smoking , and I think nearly every smoker is unhappy with their habit , if they will remember that and think that they can actually do something for the next generation , it 's not their fault , there are people out there , there are forces out there who are forced them to start smoking and who are trying to get the generation to start . |
| 12 | The docker docker mission would n't supply you with water boots we had to supply our own , now today they supply them with everything even underlinen I think nearly now . |
| 13 | Seven I think nearly finished seven . |
| 14 | Most teachers say that they like the parents of the children they teach to be involved in their children 's education , in fact I think nearly all teachers would say that . |
| 15 | That 's right , the record erm first half , you 've got Whittington who scored erm I think nearly on twenty goals and Clarke who 's played for Norther Ireland several times . |
| 16 | ‘ I come nearly every evening for the post . |
| 17 | I 've nearly had an accident there myself rushing to get to work on earlies . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's the second time tonight I 've nearly drowned . ’ |
| 19 | You see , I 've nearly completed it . |
| 20 | I 've nearly finished a book about Greenland to be called Sea , Ice and Rock , which is a joint book with Robin . |
| 21 | erm I 'm not going to keep you very long because I 've nearly finished talking so erm when I 've finished perhaps you would like to bring some of your things up and put them on the table and we can all have a look at them . |
| 22 | I 've nearly completed . |
| 23 | I 've nearly finished . |
| 24 | We only bet when Mr Harvey tells us who to back , and nine times out of ten he 's right , so I 've nearly doubled my savings . |
| 25 | I 've nearly died several times , and my back 's never been strong . |
| 26 | It 's not emotional blackmail — but once or twice recently , I 've felt that I 've nearly bought it . |
| 27 | Soon because we just We 've nearly finish I 've nearly finished doing peop Well Bill 's still got to do Diane , I 've got to do Cath and then we 're ready to start . |
| 28 | I 've nearly got the whole case sewn up . |
| 29 | Erm I 've looked at the question of whether there 's a down side to er what we 're talking about , I 've nearly finished chairman . |
| 30 | Sorry , I 've nearly finished this . |