Example sentences of "about to make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	In spite of all his care , the worst had happened , and Bathsheba was about to make a terrible discovery .
2	He looked like Dracula about to make a maiden flight .
3	Rose flushed with annoyance and seemed about to make a sharp retort .
4	Sophie stiffened and was about to make a sharp retort , then she relaxed .
5	Harry had been about to make a jovial retort , as was his nature , but he stopped and , screwing up his face , he said , ‘ Joe , the things you come out with .
6	‘ And , of course , ’ Alyssia said , laughing , ‘ you make it your duty to point out to them when they 're about to make a horrendous error of judgement ? ’
7	Tammuz looked as if he was about to make a cutting response but then actually took note of Zambia 's expression .
8	About to make a sudden move at beginning again
9	However , the music entrepreneur , who is sitting on a near 50% stake worth £10m , is about to make a fresh foray into the records business .
10	He had now met another woman and was about to make a fresh start .
11	Corman , a young independent producer born of the post-Superior Court ruling when studios were cutting back on their own B-movie productions , did not know it at the time , nor did anyone else , but he was about to make a significant contribution to what later became known as the ‘ new Hollywood ’ through the personalities he gave work to on low budget films , either acting , writing , directing or all three .
12	The letter-writer is an orthopaedic surgeon who was taken off a plane as he was about to make a short visit to the UK where he had been a post-graduate student .
13	About to make a flippant reply , she checked herself and instead gave him the exact truth .
14	The saucy six RUN their hands up the men 's legs just as they are about to make a vital shot .
15	He needed an heir , and was about to make a formal offer for the hand of Virginia Grafton .

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