Example sentences of "that almost [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still in chains DO you remember the French student riots of 1968 that almost toppled General de Gaulle ? |
| 2 | Put it this way : it could be the new , reformulated Coca-Cola that almost destroyed a franchise , or the crystal clear Pepsi that created one . |
| 3 | Perry 's foray to the Orient marked the true beginning of America 's global role ; it marked the emergence on the world stage of Japan , after two centuries of a xenophobia that almost bordered on paranoia ; and it allowed the creation — nervous at first , but gradually becoming more and more pronounced — of a trans-Pacific axis between , put at its most basic , California and Honshu — an axis around which the fortunes of today 's Ocean , and much of today 's world , revolves . |
| 4 | The jealousy that almost ended in death . |
| 5 | At the Chiswick Family Rescue in West London — a centre that almost closed but has survived thanks to the donations of Mirror Woman readers — she heard how abused women had sought and found sanctuary . |
| 6 | • South Africa v New Zealand — the one that almost got away |
| 7 | There was a loud spat , a brilliant flash of blue that almost burned out his night vision , and a sharp smell of ozone and cinders . |
| 8 | So many feelings raced through her as she stood there — admiration , delight and pleasure that almost brought tears to her eyes . |
| 9 | And his smile , appearing slowly as he looked down at us , gleamed with a whiteness that almost hurt . |