Example sentences of "about [to-vb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm about to set up a factory in Sri Lanka to make Morris Minor parts . |
| 2 | And they are , they are very popular vehicles in Sri Lanka , and somebody 's about to set up a factory there to make the bulk of the parts |
| 3 | PC Reid , a second RUC officer and a group of soldiers had just emerged from a field and were about to set up a roadblock on the Castleblaney Road on the outskirts of the town , when the shot rang out . |
| 4 | ‘ Had it not gone , I was about to give up the idea of being a producer in my own right . ’ |
| 5 | Dr Anusavice , a researcher at the University of Florida , Gainesville , is not about to give up the profession of dentistry . |
| 6 | So the cost of Prestel is going to be a local phone call plus an access fee , for the time you 're connected , and any extra charges you notch up by looking at paid-for pages ( the price per page is always in the top right-hand corner and you 're warned if you 're about to run up a charge ) . |
| 7 | He yelled abuse at a dog that was about to turn up the garden path , doing it more for form 's sake than because he disliked dogs , and then Jim opened the door and unfortunately called the animal inside . |
| 8 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |