Example sentences of "about [to-vb] a similar [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somebody had planted a few saplings as if to justify the name , but they looked extremely sorry themselves , sadder even than the Fir Tree in Hans Christian Andersen 's story and about to meet a similar fate . |
| 2 | Now we are about to witness a similar case in Britain where a young girl wants to get shut of mummy and daddy and live at her boyfriend 's home . |
| 3 | I suspect that we are about to witness a similar phenomenon with regard to the chronic complications of diabetes , including coronary artery disease , due to comprehensive patient care with special emphasis on control of blood glucose , blood pressure , lipids and a decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking . |
| 4 | Clearly the health authority does not argue that because it is about to honour a similar referral to the same unit in Birmingham . |
| 5 | Muller , however , is surprised to find himself in the company of players he once idolised , and he has yet to recognise that he is about to become a similar figure . |