Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deciding she was crazy , she made her way back to her room , collected her things and was just about to leave when a man carrying a young boy walked up to the doors . |
| 2 | Colour touched her cheeks but she looked him straight in the eyes and was just about to reply when the kitchen door opened and Gerard 's solid footsteps sound along the hall . |
| 3 | She was just about to investigate when a long , shuddering breath from the man at her feet reminded her that it might be as well to remove herself from the scene before the winded assailant recovered enough to take his revenge . |
| 4 | The time available for the work of Leisure Choice was not enough to guarantee that no short-cuts were taken in terms of involving the steering group members in all parts of the project 's work . |
| 5 | What I was doing now was no crazier — and no less crazy — than they ; but I was not about to pretend that the future of the planet depended on my explorations . |
| 6 | Ann suggested we get under the table and I was n't about to argue but the table was too small so we crawled on hands and knees to hide under a larger table . |