Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I am about to set in motion a peculiar process that will result in a $10 million loan to a Philippine construction company , a bedfellow of the Marcos clan — a loan that will soon go sour . |
2 | ‘ Listen , I am about to go to lunch . |
3 | It was a signal peculiar to Thames river — I am about to get under way . |
4 | ‘ You are not to think of making do with a collation on Ash Wednesday ’ , he said to me . |
5 | Also , you will need to be particularly careful with your diet if you are not to suffer from fatigue . |
6 | The chances are it will blow up into a huge row , or even a fight , just as you are about to go on stage at the Marquee . |
7 | Please find enclosed a copy of the text for your entry in this Directory , which we are about to send for printing . |
8 | But I do n't need to remind you that we 're here to collect for display groups in the Sherman Museum . |