Sentence examples of "était sur le point" in French

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Il était sur le point de commencer. He was about to start.
Elle était sur le point de sortir. She was on the point of going out.
Le bus était sur le point de démarrer. The bus was about to start.
Elle était sur le point de partir. She was on the point of leaving.
L'avion était sur le point de décoller. The plane was about to take off.
Bon était sur le point de partir quand je l'ai appelé. Bob was on the point of leaving when I called him.
Marie était sur le point de s'esclaffer. Mary was about to burst out laughing.
Le train était sur le point de partir quand je suis arrivé à la gare. The train was on the point of leaving when I got to the station.
Jane était sur le point de quitter la maison. Jane was about to leave the house.
Mon père était sur le point de partir quand le téléphone sonna. My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Mon père était sur le point de partir quand le téléphone a sonné. My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Elle était sur le point de l'appeler lorsqu'il entra par la porte. She was about to call him up when he walked in the door.
Il était sur le point de s'endormir lorsqu'il entendit qu'on appela son nom. He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
Les ingénieurs ont fait exploser le pont, car il était sur le point de s'effondrer. The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse.
Alors qu'il était sur le point de tomber dans la rivière, il s'agrippa à l'arbre. As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree.
S'il avait su ce qui était sur le point de se passer, il aurait modifié son plan. Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
Anne était sur le point de quitter la maison lorsque le téléphone a sonné. Anne was just about to leave the house when the phone began ringing.
Il est sur le point de sortir. He is about to leave.
Il est sur le point de partir au Canada. He is on the point of leaving for Canada.
Elle est sur le point de partir. She is about to leave.
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