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"Near thing" Quotes from Famous Books

... You know what I mean. But, I say, that catch Welch and you appealed for must have been a near thing. I could have sworn I ...

— Tales of St. Austin's • P. G. Wodehouse

... indeed spoke the truth; it was a near thing. They had not placed a hundred yards between them and the hillock when dismounted enemy were at the top, and the ground round the fugitives throwing up little puffs of dust as the ...

— On the Heels of De Wet • The Intelligence Officer

... "Damned near thing that!" he said unsteadily; "might have missed the bloody boat! I saw my little bit, though. She's a jolly good sort, she is. Blasted strong stuff that French brandy, though! Whiskies at the club first, yer know. Give us a hand, padre; I reckon I'll ...

— Simon Called Peter • Robert Keable

... seemed as if nothing short of an almost Providential interposition could save him. That interposition came in the death of General Harrison, which took away the last earthly hope of Whig advancement. It was what the jockeys call "a very near thing." But for that,—it is a sad thought,—Mr. Cushing might have been on our side now. This was the gratia operans. Mr. Tyler, who succeeded to the Presidency, had Democratic proclivities; this was the gratia ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. II., November, 1858., No. XIII. • Various

... knows how long we should have remained there had not one of the invalids grunted, "Caan't thee keep t' the rule o' the waater?" and I saw a dignified way out of the difficulty. I withdrew to the right, and we passed on with no animosity towards one another. Still, it was a near thing for the Entente. ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 15, 1919 • Various