Example sentences of "just as he was about [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ushering her inside , he walked into his study and just as he was about to close the door she remembered she had n't settled up with him . |
| 2 | Now , inexplicably , just as he was about to reach his goal , things had suddenly speeded up . |
| 3 | Something for the weekend , sir , she said , stopping him just as he was about to leave with another young man — you see she 'd noticed that they had n't talked before going off together , they 'd just started kissing and were going to drag each other home without discussing anything , and they were young , really young , eighteen . |
| 4 | Just as he was about to leave , my convict said , ‘ Officer , after my escape , I stole some food , from the blacksmith 's house . |
| 5 | A special accolade for Stefan , that prodigy of a man who virtually single-handed got everything together on time , and then , just as he was about to go through the orchestra door he saw Madge Grimsilk , the headdress of a rat under her arm , hurrying up to the wings . |
| 6 | Or maybe , rather than a total replay , just award the Cup to England due to Campese 's blatant obstruction on Underwood just as he was about to tackle Horan . |
| 7 | Just as he was about to open the beer the doorbell rang . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to rush off just as he was about to arrive . |
| 9 | Something happened which always pleased him : his wife opened the front door to him just as he was about to put his key in the lock . |
| 10 | Just as he was about to lever the rest of himself up , a shock jolted through him . |
| 11 | Just as he was about to come downstairs he heard Jonathan singing . |
| 12 | He landed in the forecourt of a carpet shop , scattering the merchandise and customers , dived through its rear exit trailing apologies , skidded down another alley and stopped , teetering dangerously , just as he was about to plunge unthinkingly into the Ankh . |
| 13 | Just as he was about to travel to Paris in November , to open a book exhibition and make a speech at the Bibliothèque Nationale , he caught a heavy cold which turned to bronchitis with congestion of the lungs ; a nurse was called in and he took a course of penicillin , but he still managed to make the journey . |
| 14 | Alec Guinness introduced him to the audience after the first night , although such was his nervousness that Sherek had to push him onto the stage and , when a photographer blew a flash bulb in his face just as he was about to speak , he muttered " Oh my God " . |