Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] about [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 4 | I was about to write you a note and stick it on your windscreen . |
| 5 | She cultivated the kind of aloofness that Robert had observed in certain classes of minor official — he had the constant impression she was about to refuse him a visa . |
| 6 | She was about to find herself a seat when she caught sight of him , in conversation with a rather pretty dark young woman , both of them laughing a lot . |
| 7 | I feel sure they were about to offer you a partnership . ’ |
| 8 | Emmie saw , appalled , that he was about to tell him the truth . |