Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [to-vb] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clarissa could only say glumly that according to the newspapers , the Finns were doing very well at any rate , and how mean Charles 's officers were not to give him a bit more Embarkation Leave . |
| 2 | Little did he know that the experienced dealers were about to teach him a lesson . |
| 3 | Scherk died in tragic circumstances ( he suffered from diabetes and went into a coma when no one was around to give him an injection of insulin ) . |
| 4 | She cultivated the kind of aloofness that Robert had observed in certain classes of minor official — he had the constant impression she was about to refuse him a visa . |
| 5 | As good-luck would have it , he was in a stronger position than usual , because , as he mentioned with one of his quick smiles , the University of Bristol was about to give him an honorary degree , one of the fourteen that he was to accumulate . |
| 6 | I found it was stale so I replaced it and was about to make him a corned beef sandwich when Dad asked , ‘ Where 's Pete ? ’ |
| 7 | Emmie saw , appalled , that he was about to tell him the truth . |