Example sentences of "about to set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives . |
| 2 | Well , it happened that Maureen and Aubrey were about to set off on a round-Britain motoring holiday . |
| 3 | Fresh from the indulgence of driving the fastest and most powerful Jaguar saloon ever built over several hundred kilometres of demanding roads , I was about to set off on a journey that would take me from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 4 | You are about to set out on an interesting and formative experience , something that is likely to have a major impact on your life . |
| 5 | They had been about to set out for the main bridge when he had said : |