Example sentences of "[coord] be [adv prt] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the dog is worrying or is about to worry the livestock and there are not other reasonable means of ending or preventing the worrying ; or |
| 2 | Then , just when they thought that they had finished and were about to leave the room , up pipes a small Scottish voice in the corner which says , ’ What about Scotland ? ’ |
| 3 | Discipline was a failing during Barrow 's years at Warrington , but there are signs that Brian Johnson has aggression under control and is about to tap the club 's potential . |
| 4 | The Great Central Railtour of June 1963 behind 4472 ‘ Flying Scotsman ’ , seen as it heads south from Tibshelf and is about to cross the Midland branch from Westhouses to Teversal . |
| 5 | Captain America is pensive and is about to deliver the film 's conscience , the message to the counter-culture , the moral of the story : ‘ You know , Billy , we blew it . ’ |
| 6 | By early evening the company second in command had exchanged his helicopter for a Land-Rover , and was out visiting the platoons in their trenches again , before returning to barracks to brief the part-time soldiers who were taking over the mobile patrolling tasks for the night . |
| 7 | He left the room and was about to close the door behind him when he was hit in the back by the door itself slamming shut . |
| 8 | ‘ I had ordered sandwiches by phone two minutes earlier and was about to leave the building to pick them up . |
| 9 | Loretta finished dressing and was about to leave the room when she caught sight of the unmade bed . |
| 10 | She found first gear and was about to let the clutch out when suddenly he was at the door beside her . |
| 11 | I crawled out from under the back of the tractor just in case anybody thought to peer into the barn , and was about to use the lawn-mower for cover when my foot caught something hard and suddenly I was face down on the ground again . |
| 12 | He picked up a torch and was about to board the Delos when a hand holding a pair of goggles reached out and stopped him . |
| 13 | The Doctor shrugged and was about to lead the way from the chamber when they heard footsteps from behind . |
| 14 | Sergeant Troy picked up his bag and was about to take the road to Bathsheba 's house , when Boldwood stepped forward . |
| 15 | ‘ He was shot in cold blood because he knew too much and was about to blow the whistle , ’ a detective said . |
| 16 | I saw one forlorn notice saying " Sergeants ' Mess " , and was about to explore the rest of the camp when I was stopped by a shout . |
| 17 | She picked up the bag , checked inside to see that everything was still there , and was about to confiscate the switchblade when she heard the sound of a police siren in the distance . |
| 18 | The Greens returned home at half-past one in the morning , but were up to welcome the musicians for breakfast on their way further north ; before they left they sang some ‘ excellent glees . ’ |