~んばかり (almost / on the verge of)
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A classical-leaning grammar pattern ~んばかり attached to a verb's ない-stem to mean 'almost / just about (to) X / on the verge of X.' Common in literary prose.
3 sentences
A classical-leaning grammar pattern ~んばかり attached to a verb's ない-stem to mean 'almost / just about (to) X / on the verge of X.' Common in literary prose.