Sentence examples of "be about to" in English with translation "estar por"
She was about to go to bed, when someone knocked on the door.
Ella estaba por irse a dormir cuando alguien tocó la puerta.
I was about to leave home when an old friend of mine dropped in.
Estaba por salir de la casa cuando un viejo amigo llegó.
When I was about to leave my house, I got a telephone call from her.
Cuando estaba por salir de casa, recibí una llamada de ella.
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