Example sentences of "about [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear that we were about to interview a corporate treasure . |
| 2 | Reading Lucas 's article from this side of the Atlantic at a time when unemployment in Britain seems about to hit a post-war high , one is tempted to conclude that there may , after all , be a grain of truth in the mischievous quip attributed to Oscar Wilde : Britain and America are united by a common culture but separated by a common language . |
| 3 | In his pocket he found a screwdriver and inspected the narrow end as if he were a surgeon about to perform a delicate operation . |
| 4 | A TOWN which has one of the highest unemployment levels in Wales is about to lose a vital unit which handles income support claims . |
| 5 | ‘ It would seem the people of Middlesbrough are about to lose a valuable free open space for the sake of an enterprise aimed primarily at commercial profit rather than providing a sports facility , ’ she said . |
| 6 | At Huddersfield , a strong reserve force had been a vital factor in the Championship run , and Chapman soon set about building a similar force at Arsenal . |
| 7 | Around 1500 James set about building a suitable royal palace beside David I 's Holyrood abbey and under the mighty presence of Arthur 's Seat . |
| 8 | Do these general practitioners not realise that they are about to see a major drop in their incomes ? |
| 9 | In his autobiography Prokofiev admitted that he was ‘ not used to denying himself anything ’ , and he was not about to see a promising career inconvenienced by the Russian Revolution . |
| 10 | So are we about to see a kinder , gentler Dolph ? |
| 11 | At the moment , there are 5 classrooms , but the school is about to acquire a whole new floor with about 7 more rooms . |
| 12 | Tottie Pig 's Special Birthday by Vivian French and Clive Scruton ( Walker Books , £6.99 ) is perfect for toddlers who are about to acquire a little brother or sister . |
| 13 | So far today they have been studying how orders for an operation are given and the particular way in which the Army goes about explaining a complex undertaking . |
| 14 | And the Robert Maxwell empire was just about to launch a new magazine called World Development . |
| 15 | SCOTVEC is about to launch a new type of qualification — general Scottish Vocational Qualifications . |
| 16 | The Police have compiled a list of clubs , organisations and interested bodies and are about to launch a major initiative where such bodies will be visited and the over 60 's seen . |
| 17 | The Select Committee on Agriculture , of which I am a member , is about to launch a major inquiry into Britain 's food trade gap , which is estimated to be about £6 billion . |
| 18 | It 's about to launch a Hollywood-style marketing campaign costing millions of pounds . |
| 19 | The scenario is : Your council is about to launch a full-scale project aimed at recycling their extent range of materials including glass , paper , plastic , metals and textiles . |
| 20 | I am not about to find a secluded spot and continue your lesson . ’ |
| 21 | Somebody had planted a few saplings as if to justify the name , but they looked extremely sorry themselves , sadder even than the Fir Tree in Hans Christian Andersen 's story and about to meet a similar fate . |
| 22 | ‘ He is about to suffer a tragic accident which will signal the end of his incredible , action-packed career as Britain 's greatest goal-scoring hero , ’ said the Roy of the Rovers editor , Dave Hunt . |
| 23 | Sure enough , right in front of her astonished onlookers , she set about disembowelling a dead chick . |
| 24 | Athelstan was about to snarl a further retort when the coroner 's words suddenly quickened his own memories . |
| 25 | This committee set about establishing a small residential home for old people , the second of its kind in the country , and , by July 1942 , thanks largely to her drive , West Town House in Bristol was opened . |
| 26 | With borrowed money he took advantage of an opportunity that presented itself in the 1930s when Oscar Deutch set about forming a third circuit of cinemas — after those of the Rank Organisation and ABC — by buying up the best sites . |
| 27 | The man himself is more than happy to spill the beans about how he goes about capturing a memorable guitar sound on tape … |
| 28 | I understand that Rolls-Royce and one of the German companies — Mercedes , I believe — are about to open a new factory in Poland or eastern Germany . |
| 29 | Scottish Nuclear 's ‘ Follow That Dog ’ sweatshirt are about to set a new trend in Scottish fashion — and we 're giving five away in our special Bulletin competition . |
| 30 | Write out a ‘ code of good practice ’ for an organization about to install a budgetary control system for the first time . |