Example sentences of "[be] about [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friendly , but then we are about to do him a big favour . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was about to ask you the same question . ’ |
| 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 ? ’ |