Example sentences of "was [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Heavy rain stopped everyone after 18 laps , so it was back to go for a second start .
2 She felt sad and immensely tired that she was about to see for the first time how Eddie had died .
3 No hint that she was about to walk into the last surprise party that she could ever expect to see .
4 ‘ Refreshing , ’ she euphemistically called the British climate she was about to face for the first time as a ‘ star ’ .
5 She rang again and was about to ring for a third time when the door was pulled abruptly open .
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