Example sentences of "and just about [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went to the same school — Geraldine was Head Girl and just about to leave and I was just beginning . |
| 2 | I was engrossed in these thoughts and just about to drip it on the top of my head as I had seen Sally do when , from nowhere , a hand knocked me to the floor , spilling the contents of the bottle . |
| 3 | Now heart transplant patient Glenn is a picture of health and just about to lead a walk in north Essex walks week . |
| 4 | And then , leaning back in his chair , lounging like all the gentry seemed to do , as if they were permanently half asleep and just about to put their spurred and booted feet on the table , he 'd said , " If the new government won t play your way then you 'll have to stir it up a little , wo n't you ? " |
| 5 | Let us assume that you are a woman of medium height , doing a job like housework , which requires a moderate amount of physical activity , and that you are about one stone overweight and just about to embark on trying to lose it . |