Example sentences of "he was [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main thing I 've learned from him was how to deal with disaster . |
| 2 | He must have wondered what the outcome of it all would be , though he was not to remain in doubt for much longer . |
| 3 | It meant that he was about to go to work . |
| 4 | On one occasion he was about to go on board a ship that had just anchored when unforeseen business detained him . |
| 5 | If it can not be shown that the person uttering the remarks intended to induce his victim to believe that he was about to engage in violence himself , or intended to provoke the object of his remarks into using unlawful violence , what will be termed here the objective conditions come into operation . |
| 6 | Manley was re-elected president of the PNP for the 22nd consecutive time at the party 's annual conference in late September , his re-election dispelling rumours that he was about to retire from politics and resign as Prime Minister . |
| 7 | Now listen , ’ I held up a hand as he was about to burst into song again , ‘ you got a friend at the Regal Arms ? ’ |
| 8 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |
| 9 | On 9 January 1957 he told the Cabinet that he was about to resign on health grounds . |