Sentence examples of "be about to" in English
My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Mein Vater war im Begriff zu gehen, als das Telefon klingelte.
The teacher was about to finish the useless discussion, when his face was hit by a blow from a pupil's fist.
Der Lehrer war im Begriff, das nutzlose Gespräch zu beenden, als plötzlich die Faust eines Schülers sein Gesicht traf.
When I arrived at the station, the train was just about to leave.
Als ich am Bahnhof ankam, war der Zug gerade im Begriff, abzufahren.
I was just about to go out when the phone rang.
Ich wollte gerade ausgehen, als das Telefon klingelte.
Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
Hätte er gewusst was passieren würde, dann hätte er seine Pläne geändert.
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