Example sentences of "had [adv] about [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Yes , the tide had just about turned when I got there . |
| 2 | I had just about reached the stairs , when suddenly a white door to my right burst open and a group of students tumbled out , shrieking with laughter . |
| 3 | I had just about run myself dry of duff funnies regarding the trusty Smith and Whatsaname . |
| 4 | And for a few years it had just about done so . |
| 5 | Then he had deposited the champagne bottle on a small occasional table , next to a sleek ivory-coloured object that Folly had just about recognised as a phone , and she had watched in horrified fascination as he 'd picked up the receiver and started to tap out a number . |
| 6 | I was doing my third week as a young crime reporter and had just about finished my second and last story of the day when the phone rang . |
| 7 | She had just about finished , when she began to make out footsteps approaching from deeper in the maze of drums . |
| 8 | Tony rang Kate 's parents to tell them to come round ( they were going to look after 2½-year-old William ) and , by the time they arrived , Kate had just about finished her bath . |
| 9 | I thought I had just about run the gamut of sexual experiences , but nothing like this had ever happened to me before . |
| 10 | The crossing to Ostend was uneventful , with Fabia , when not hoping with all she had that everything would be all right with Barney , trying to come to terms with the fact that , despite having an innate aversion to lies and deception , she had just about agreed to practise both . |
| 11 | I picked up reasonable speed and had just about regained my composure when a hand appeared on my left shoulder from behind ! |
| 12 | Fabia had just about succeeded when her telephone rang . |
| 13 | Fortunately we had just about recovered in time for the practical session . |