We very 'nearly' missed the plane. [=we came very close to missing the plane]
There's 'not nearly' enough flour for a cake here.
It's 'not nearly' as late as I thought it was.
(..) Seven. Treading water all night long, screaming his lungs out... ...to the echoes screaming back. When they found him, he was nearly catatonic. Help! It was a long time ago. Oh, now, now, Robert. You above all people shouldn't be one to dismiss the influence of the past. (..)2006 The Da Vinci Code
(..) Aringarosa. Silas has succeeded. The legend is true. It hides beneath the Rose. My part of our bargain is nearly fulfilled. I meet the council in an hour. I will have your money tonight, Teacher. The Vitruvian Man. It's one of Leonardo da Vinci's (..)2006 The Da Vinci Code