Sentence examples for and twice almost from inspiring English sources

The weather was freezing; Knivet reports getting frostbite and twice almost being flung overboard by powerful waves.

Ludovic Obraniak's left-footed free-kicks were also a constant threat for Poland and twice almost brought goals.

The French midfielder made his side's first goal with a precise cross and twice almost extended their lead, seeing first a shot and then a cross deflected against the woodwork.

United responded by remaining on the front foot and Pogba twice almost doubled their lead, forcing another good stop from Pickford at close range and just failing to connect cleanly with Martial's inviting cross moments later.

But it was a grim and unrelenting contest, twice almost lost, once almost won before it ended in a negotiated stalemate whose on-the-ground results endure today.

The five-speed automatic transmission downshifts twice almost instantaneously and the needles jump.

Keane was proving a constant pest at the other end, however, and twice he almost gave Tottenham the lead in the second half, first denied by Niemi then dragging his shot wide after jinking through the Southampton defence.

With both sides tiring, the game was beginning to become more stretched and twice Wells almost broke away.

And twice they almost went further behind as substitutes Kirsty Linnett and Kate Wilkinson both struck the post during the closing stages.

I was 5-1 up and I served twice and almost lost the first set and after Tim came back it was difficult.

It paid off almost immediately, and twice in the following days it allowed him to climb from crevasses.