Example sentences of "were about turn " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year Detroit 's car makers thought they were about to turn the corner in their battle against the Japanese . |
| 2 | Three pairs of eyes were about to turn and size him up . |
| 3 | The accident happened just as the duo were about to turn into the hairpin before the pits straight on the Adelaide street circuit . |
| 4 | These nations were about to turn their back on an era of smoke-stacked factories , heavy machinery and blue-collar work , and embrace a new world of services , with its professions , white-collar employees and new office developments . |
| 5 | He looked as if he were about to turn on his aunty as well , but at that moment they were interrupted by a clatter and a crash and the wail of a child . |
| 6 | Most of the others hovered diplomatically to make it look as if they were about to turn back , while still edging gingerly forward . |
| 7 | Before this game we were told that this was the poorest Irish team in memory , that Irish rugby was in the doldrums and that the swashbuckling French were about to turn on the after-burners and skyrocket into the stratosphere . |