Example sentences of "about [to-vb] when [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was about to sit when the steward touched her arm . |
| 2 | The party was about to depart when the mother of the dead girl noticed that the earth over the entrance to the tomb had been disturbed , and when she looked more closely she saw that one of the roofing stones had been moved . |
| 3 | As the crew neared the still floating aircraft they spotted the pilot nearby , they approached him to bring him on board but he pulled a pistol out and was about to fire when the coxswain shot him . |
| 4 | The meeting broke up and I was about to leave when a still , quiet voice said to Harold : ‘ Harold , I would much like to talk to you and Arnold by yourselves . ’ |
| 5 | I was about to leave when a thought struck me . |
| 6 | Deciding she was crazy , she made her way back to her room , collected her things and was just about to leave when a man carrying a young boy walked up to the doors . |
| 7 | Anyway , the stranger was about to leave when a slattern dropped a tankard . |
| 8 | He was about to leave when the bead curtain was drawn aside and Kafy stood there . |
| 9 | We bowed and were about to leave when the Queen suddenly murmured , ‘ Signor Daunbey , Signor Shallot . ’ |
| 10 | I was about to leave when the office got a reverse charges call from Simon , a very angry Simon in a call-box outside Leytonstone tube station . |
| 11 | I was about to knock when the door opened . |
| 12 | Charlie was about to retaliate when the door opened and May now appeared , saying , ‘ Well , there it is . |
| 13 | She was just about to investigate when a long , shuddering breath from the man at her feet reminded her that it might be as well to remove herself from the scene before the winded assailant recovered enough to take his revenge . |
| 14 | Colour touched her cheeks but she looked him straight in the eyes and was just about to reply when the kitchen door opened and Gerard 's solid footsteps sound along the hall . |