Example sentences of "was [adv prt] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as I was about to pick up the pieces of card once more , I stopped transfixed . |
| 2 | ‘ Had it not gone , I was about to give up the idea of being a producer in my own right . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She was about to take on a job whose previous holder had just been fired specifically to make room for her . |
| 5 | At last , just as Hazel was about to run down the slope to Blackberry 's burrow , he saw him come out of his hole , followed by no less than three rabbits . |
| 6 | I always carry the bag on my left shoulder so I can pull out clubs with my right hand , and I was about to pull out the driver when I hesitated and decided to see how the land lay . |
| 7 | THERE is not better way to underline the problems of distance and climate that are a unique hallmark of the game in Canada than … talking to Canadian RU executive director John Billingsley who mentioned his Ottawa lawn had been deep in snow for more than three months — in Vancouver I was about to bring out the mower for the third time in a garden bright with spring blossoms . |
| 8 | This can be seen as an example when the Whigs compromised one party principle in pursuit of another ( the Whig hostility to the Tory peace proposals are discussed below ) ; moreover , the Junto were worried that the ministry was about to bring in a far tougher Occasional Conformity Bill to appease its High Church supporters in the Commons , and therefore thought it better to let a less stern one pass , especially if other political advantages could be reaped thereby . |
| 9 | 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 ? |