Example sentences of "is [adv] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That is , if he is ever to come out of prison . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you realize , ’ he said , ‘ that the whole school is about to go up in flames today ? ’ |
| 3 | WELL and truly ramped , the Tokyo stockmarket is about to shut down for Japan 's annual Golden Week holiday . |
| 4 | Professor Eloff ( Northern Transvaal ) is representing Dr Danie Craven , who has run South African rugby for more than 30 years and is about to stand down on grouds of age and health . |
| 5 | Roger Hardman of broking house James Capel reckons the smaller company is about to come back into fashion in a very big way . |
| 6 | There are suggestions that bid action is about to break out with Fitzwilton , the vehicle of Dr Tony O'Reilly , the favourite to strike . |