Example sentences of "and were about [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , just when they thought that they had finished and were about to leave the room , up pipes a small Scottish voice in the corner which says , ’ What about Scotland ? ’ |
| 2 | We bowed and were about to leave when the Queen suddenly murmured , ‘ Signor Daunbey , Signor Shallot . ’ |
| 3 | The laughter had subsided , the ladies were folding the coat and dress and were about to lay it on a tissue-papered bed in a cardboard box , when Agnes said , ‘ What size shoes does she take ? |
| 4 | ‘ We had tried four other theatres and were about to give up before the church answered our prayers , ’ said Beth Duffin , secretary of the Association of Ulster Drama Festivals . |
| 5 | The crew of the boat on which he was travelling attacked and were about to kill him when he asked for a last favour — to play a tune . |
| 6 | PC Reid , a second RUC officer and a group of soldiers had just emerged from a field and were about to set up a roadblock on the Castleblaney Road on the outskirts of the town , when the shot rang out . |
| 7 | They had just returned to the courtyard and were about to examine the various outbuildings when they heard the sound of running footsteps . |
| 8 | Love the ultimate four letter word and were about to use it all over your television screen . |
| 9 | George Taylor , spokesman for Presto stores , said the company had already put in a security barrier and were about to finalise talks with businesses which share the car park . |
| 10 | They found a café down a side-street , and were about to find somewhere to sit when she heard a voice call out to Piers . |
| 11 | Two of his attackers followed him and caught him and were about to drag him back out into the street when Zeinab came down the stairs . |
| 12 | They were , and were about to become a lot weirder . |
| 13 | For example the National Concorde , launched by the millionaire Chief Abiola to support the NPN government , took to printing stories alleging that Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his UPN supporters had hatched a plot to subvert the constitution and were about to launch this plan over the radio by courtesy of a foreign radio station . |