Sentence examples of "was about" in English

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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.

He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called. Er war gerade beim Einschlafen, als er seinen Namen rufen hörte.

Our plane was about thirty minutes late. Unser Flieger hatte ungefähr dreißig Minuten Verspätung.

Just as she was about to leave the store, she saw a beautiful dress in the window. Gerade als sie dabei war, das Geschäft zu verlassen, sah sie ein schönes Kleid im Schaufenster.

She was about to start. Sie wollte gerade anfangen.

The bus was about to start. Der Bus war im Begriff abzufahren.

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.

It was about the size of an egg. Es hatte ungefähr die Größe eines Eis.

I was about to go out when he came to see me. Ich wollte gerade rausgehen, als er mich besuchen kam.

He was about to speak. Er war im Begriff zu sprechen.

Your telegram arrived just as I was about to telephone you. Dein Telegramm kam gerade als ich dich anrufen wollte.

Just when I was about to phone her, a letter arrived from her. Als ich sie gerade anrufen wollte, kam ein Brief von ihr an.

Let's be honest. That joke was about me. Seien wir ehrlich! Das war ein Witz über mich.

I was about to go to bed when he called me up. Ich wollte gerade ins Bett gehen, als er mich anrief.

The train was about to leave the station. Der Zug war dabei, den Bahnhof zu verlassen.

I was about to go out when the phone rang. Ich wollte gerade gehen, als das Telefon klingelte.

As he was about to fall into the river, he took hold of the tree. Als er in den Fluss zu stürzen drohte, hielt er sich an dem Baum fest.

My father was about to leave when the phone rang. Mein Vater war im Begriff zu gehen, als das Telefon klingelte.

The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse. Die Ingenieure sprengten die Brücke, da sie einsturzgefährdet war.

The pylon was about to collapse. Der Hochspannungsmast stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch.

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