Example sentences of "[adv] as [pers pn] be about give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as they were about to give up hope of finding their way a huge while wolf appeared , which instead of attacking them began to guide them skilfully through the dark wood . |
| 2 | Then , just as we were about to give up , the dogs picked up a scent . |
| 3 | Just as I was about to give up zoology , I was lucky enough to attend a lecture by the great ethologist Niko Tinbergen . |
| 4 | We begin with Belbo phoning from Paris to say , ‘ They 're after me , ’ and the telephone going dead just as he is about to give the password for the computer file which holds the final explanation known to him alone . |
| 5 | The phone rang on and on , but just as she was about to give up she was answered by a sleepy female voice . |