Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After years of uncertainty it now appears that a new chapter is about to open in the life of Dunkirk Mills . |
| 2 | The train from the Back of Beyond is about to arrive at the Middle of Nowhere . |
| 3 | As an example of our approach to regeneration areas , work on the redevelopment of the Crown Street project has progressed to the point where most of the roads and services are in place and work is about to start on the first 200 houses . |
| 4 | The new season is about to start for the NMS outstations and visitors can expect to see many new exhibits and displays . |
| 5 | Potentially an even bigger bombshell is about to burst on the vexed question of pension rights . |
| 6 | TENNIS umpiring is about to improve with the help of computer technology . |