Sentence examples of "was about" in English
My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Mon père était sur le point de partir quand le téléphone sonna.
The train was about to leave when I arrived at the station.
Le train était sur le point de partir quand je suis arrivé à la gare.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
Il était sur le point de s'endormir lorsqu'il entendit qu'on appela son nom.
The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse.
Les ingénieurs ont fait exploser le pont, car il était sur le point de s'effondrer.
She was about to call him up when he walked in the door.
Elle était sur le point de l'appeler lorsqu'il entra par la porte.
Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
S'il avait su ce qui était sur le point de se passer, il aurait modifié son plan.
As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
Alors qu'il était sur le point de tomber dans la rivière, il s'agrippa à l'arbre.
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