Example sentences of "[subord] about [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She swallowed her whisky in one , as if about to leave . |
| 2 | Corbett rose as if about to leave . |
| 3 | She leans forward resting her elbows on her knees , as if about to recount an anecdote . |
| 4 | It should not always be necessary to stick to the traditional layout of interviewer behind a desk and candidate in a chair immediately in front , as if about to undergo an interrogation . |
| 5 | Forty years later , in his biography The Sweeping Wind ( 1962 ) , he described his first impressions : ‘ a young red-headed man , very tall and slightly stooped , nervous , his face spotty red as if about to explode into a dermatosis … |
| 6 | On one occasion she packed up her car as if about to go away for the weekend , then sauntered up the street , leading the press to believe she had gone to buy a packet of Polos . |
| 7 | as if about to go to school . |
| 8 | She hunched even lower , rabbit-legged as if about to hop . |
| 9 | His lips parted as if about to shape some words . |
| 10 | Dyson sat back and put his finger-tips together , as if about to deliver his verdict . |
| 11 | Marc took a step forward as if about to restrain his younger brother by sheer force , but again Sarella stepped between them , hands outstretched , grasping Peter by the arm , though she was careful not to touch so much as the edge of Marc 's sleeve . |
| 12 | Zeno had looked out to sea while a few words were exchanged , then laid a hand on Carey 's arm , as if about to hurry him along . |
| 13 | " Dr McNab has omitted to mention certain post mortem appearances which refute his view of cholera and support mine , " cried Dr Dunstaple waving his arms violently in his excitement and making thrusting gestures as if about to spear a particularly fine pig . |
| 14 | He set his hands to the chair arms , as if about to rise . |
| 15 | The cross projects horizontally from the facade instead of rising vertically against it , so that the long emaciated body curves out at 90 degrees over the parvis , ‘ as if about to plunge down on us , ’ to quote the sculptor . |
| 16 | She turned now as though about to carry out her threat and went out , across the corridor and into her own room , and there , fully clothed , she dropped onto the bed and fell sidewards across the pillow . |
| 17 | The school teacher snatched his breath , as though about to snap back . |
| 18 | Its face was blunt and furred and screwed up as though about to burst into tears . |
| 19 | We found these very interesting and should be glad to see copies of the material you mentioned as about to go to print . |
| 20 | Edward I had died on the Solway Firth when about to lead another expedition against the Scots . |
| 21 | I did not often blush , but generally did when about to lie . |
| 22 | If I happen to be pondering them when about to cross the street , and the green light has changed to yellow , ‘ Be aware ’ resumes all its authority ; never mind that at another level of discourse physics dismisses colour as subjective , unreal . |
| 23 | Widespread but unconfirmed reports suggested that the prison governor , Brendan O'Friel , who later spoke of the riot originating in " an explosion of evil " , had been overruled when about to launch an assault on the prison on the second day of the occupation . |
| 24 | When about to become a member of the Association in 1913 , a commentator wrote of him : |
| 25 | She counted to ten as she had been taught when about to deliver a big speech , but when she tried to force some words of outrage from between her teeth her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth and the most she could do was make a small cry of protest deep in her throat . |