Example sentences of "about [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear that we were about to interview a corporate treasure . |
| 2 | Reading Lucas 's article from this side of the Atlantic at a time when unemployment in Britain seems about to hit a post-war high , one is tempted to conclude that there may , after all , be a grain of truth in the mischievous quip attributed to Oscar Wilde : Britain and America are united by a common culture but separated by a common language . |
| 3 | In his pocket he found a screwdriver and inspected the narrow end as if he were a surgeon about to perform a delicate operation . |
| 4 | A TOWN which has one of the highest unemployment levels in Wales is about to lose a vital unit which handles income support claims . |
| 5 | Do these general practitioners not realise that they are about to see a major drop in their incomes ? |
| 6 | In his autobiography Prokofiev admitted that he was ‘ not used to denying himself anything ’ , and he was not about to see a promising career inconvenienced by the Russian Revolution . |
| 7 | Tottie Pig 's Special Birthday by Vivian French and Clive Scruton ( Walker Books , £6.99 ) is perfect for toddlers who are about to acquire a little brother or sister . |
| 8 | SCOTVEC is about to launch a new type of qualification — general Scottish Vocational Qualifications . |
| 9 | And the Robert Maxwell empire was just about to launch a new magazine called World Development . |
| 10 | The Police have compiled a list of clubs , organisations and interested bodies and are about to launch a major initiative where such bodies will be visited and the over 60 's seen . |
| 11 | The Select Committee on Agriculture , of which I am a member , is about to launch a major inquiry into Britain 's food trade gap , which is estimated to be about £6 billion . |
| 12 | It 's about to launch a Hollywood-style marketing campaign costing millions of pounds . |
| 13 | The scenario is : Your council is about to launch a full-scale project aimed at recycling their extent range of materials including glass , paper , plastic , metals and textiles . |
| 14 | I am not about to find a secluded spot and continue your lesson . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ He is about to suffer a tragic accident which will signal the end of his incredible , action-packed career as Britain 's greatest goal-scoring hero , ’ said the Roy of the Rovers editor , Dave Hunt . |
| 17 | I understand that Rolls-Royce and one of the German companies — Mercedes , I believe — are about to open a new factory in Poland or eastern Germany . |
| 18 | Scottish Nuclear 's ‘ Follow That Dog ’ sweatshirt are about to set a new trend in Scottish fashion — and we 're giving five away in our special Bulletin competition . |
| 19 | Write out a ‘ code of good practice ’ for an organization about to install a budgetary control system for the first time . |
| 20 | ‘ At the climax of the film one of the gangsters is about to shoot a young girl member of the community in the presence of the community 's elder . |
| 21 | This increase has raised fears that the United Kingdom may be about to experience a medical malpractice crisis on the lines of the USA . |
| 22 | He took the cheroot from his mouth and peered at its slobbered-on green end , as if it were a reptilian rump about to grow a new tail . |
| 23 | We are about to buy a new tank , 72″ × 24″ × 24″ , for a Red-tailed Catfish . |
| 24 | An example of market information could be where there is advance knowledge that a brokerage firm is about to publish a favourable research report about a company . |
| 25 | Mr Gluckstern is about to manage a new subsidiary , Zurich Reinsurance Centre . |
| 26 | He found that when a hen has decided where to nest , she works her whole body about to mould a comfortable shape , then pecks up more loose stuff to tuck in around her . |
| 27 | The Officers are about to do a new review , and a the moment all costs of erm residents ' parking is borne centrally , and we the Conservatives think that if erm there was a charge on permits to cover the cost it would give a change to other areas of the City , and the majority of people would be prepared erm to pay , and I think this is coming up in the Officer 's Review . |
| 28 | His business , born last June with $75 000 from a venture capitalist , has been valued at $1 million and is about to market a three-dimensional video golf game which simulates a championship course in California . |
| 29 | Leslie , who first hit the big time on kiddies ' show Crackerjack , was about to host a new TV series of Stars In Their Eyes — nominated for an award as Britain 's best light entertainment show . |
| 30 | The male parent , having chased away the female , spent most of his time in the nest , swishing about to ensure a constant flow of oxygenated water over the eggs . |