Example sentences of "[adv] as [pers pn] be about to go " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as they were about to go down it , the door opened . |
| 2 | The chances are it will blow up into a huge row , or even a fight , just as you are about to go on stage at the Marquee . |
| 3 | I got up and walked quickly out of the coffee shop , up over the footbridge and on to the other platform — jumping on to the train just as it was about to go . |
| 4 | ‘ What height is this table ? ’ he said suddenly , just as I was about to go to the breadbin for a slice to wipe my plate with . |
| 5 | A special accolade for Stefan , that prodigy of a man who virtually single-handed got everything together on time , and then , just as he was about to go through the orchestra door he saw Madge Grimsilk , the headdress of a rat under her arm , hurrying up to the wings . |
| 6 | A flaw in her plan then struck her , just as she was about to go . |