Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of these two approaches , the first has the virtue of identifying differences of ideology which were unquestionably important to some members of each right-wing party and were later to influence the internal politics of the Franco regime . |
| 2 | 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 ? ’ |
| 3 | They had just returned to the courtyard and were about to examine the various outbuildings when they heard the sound of running footsteps . |
| 4 | Clive & Stokes was originally founded at the beginning of 1959 when John Stokes , who had been in personnel management in ICI and Courtaulds and was later to become the Mp for Halesowen and Stourbridge , joined Robert Clive Associates , a small recruitment company . |
| 5 | But by that time she had married a car-worker from Cowley , was four months ' pregnant , and was eventually to become the mother of four lovely children — three girls and one boy . |
| 6 | I was suppressing my feelings , and was often to see the photograph in the evenings when I closed my eyes . |
| 7 | He left the room and was about to close the door behind him when he was hit in the back by the door itself slamming shut . |
| 8 | ‘ I had ordered sandwiches by phone two minutes earlier and was about to leave the building to pick them up . |
| 9 | Loretta finished dressing and was about to leave the room when she caught sight of the unmade bed . |
| 10 | She found first gear and was about to let the clutch out when suddenly he was at the door beside her . |
| 11 | I crawled out from under the back of the tractor just in case anybody thought to peer into the barn , and was about to use the lawn-mower for cover when my foot caught something hard and suddenly I was face down on the ground again . |
| 12 | He picked up a torch and was about to board the Delos when a hand holding a pair of goggles reached out and stopped him . |
| 13 | The Doctor shrugged and was about to lead the way from the chamber when they heard footsteps from behind . |
| 14 | Sergeant Troy picked up his bag and was about to take the road to Bathsheba 's house , when Boldwood stepped forward . |
| 15 | She ran to the end of the alley and was about to scale the ten-foot wire fence when the bleeper attached to her belt suddenly shrilled into life . |
| 16 | ‘ He was shot in cold blood because he knew too much and was about to blow the whistle , ’ a detective said . |
| 17 | I saw one forlorn notice saying " Sergeants ' Mess " , and was about to explore the rest of the camp when I was stopped by a shout . |
| 18 | Alan Smith had just been appointed editor and was about to change the whole face of the paper , ditching those who revered Cilla as the greatest swinger on the block . |
| 19 | She picked up the bag , checked inside to see that everything was still there , and was about to confiscate the switchblade when she heard the sound of a police siren in the distance . |