Example sentences of "[not/n't] about [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his autobiography Prokofiev admitted that he was ‘ not used to denying himself anything ’ , and he was not about to see a promising career inconvenienced by the Russian Revolution . |
| 2 | I am not about to dismiss the poor as part of a force for change , but there is a great deal more to it than organizing the poor to help themselves . |
| 3 | I am not about to find a secluded spot and continue your lesson . ’ |
| 4 | When less than a year later she topped the bill with Jason at a Children 's Royal Variety show at the Dominion Theatre she was not about to make the same error of judgement . |
| 5 | I was not about to make an instant bid for a terraced house with no immediate sex appeal . |
| 6 | As for the private sector , while BT may be happy to provide pump priming for five telecottages in the north of Scotland , it is not about to bankroll a nationwide network . |
| 7 | But just in case , I am not about to tempt the Grim Reaper by announcing that I am ready for him . |
| 8 | She was n't about to become the latest victim in a long line to fall under his spell . |