Example sentences of "about [to-vb] [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was just about to go over to the station when that arrived . ’ |
| 2 | They were about to go through to the back-kitchen when the door behind the bar opened , and Connor came out with a large , pink-faced gentleman . |
| 3 | He was about to go back to the company when he realised that in the middle of the town was a house where an old man lived , exactly where the company were planning to build their new station ; and the old man was refusing to sell . " |
| 4 | I was about to go back to the hotel when a pool attendant gestured to me and whispered that he urgently needed to change Iraqi dinars into dollars . |
| 5 | ME AND THIS OLD FRIEND of mine are about to go out to the movies . |
| 6 | Evolution gone one stage further , the next logical step of the most intelligent animal on earth about to go out to the Universe . |
| 7 | He was about to stand up to the policeman when Duncan spoke . |
| 8 | Stepping up onto the landing , he was about to walk over to the door when a large hand dropped onto his shoulder . |
| 9 | A full-length musical based on the biblical story of Job is about to burst on to the stage in York . |
| 10 | Angel and Patricio were about to ride on to the field . |
| 11 | Mention of ‘ the dark gods of Mexico ’ signals that we are about to move on to the writer for whom his strongest opprobrium is reserved . |