Sentence examples of "im Begriff sein" in German with translation "be about"

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Sie ist im Begriff zu gehen. She is about to leave.
Er war im Begriff zu sprechen. He was about to speak.
Der Bus war im Begriff abzufahren. The bus was about to start.
Er ist im Begriff, nach London aufzubrechen. He is about to leave for London.
Ich war im Begriff, schlafen zu gehen, als er mich anrief. I was about to go to bed when he called me up.
Mein Vater war im Begriff zu gehen, als das Telefon klingelte. My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Der Lehrer war im Begriff, das nutzlose Gespräch zu beenden, als plötzlich die Faust eines Schülers sein Gesicht traf. The teacher was about to finish the useless discussion, when his face was hit by a blow from a pupil's fist.
Das Flugzeug ist im Begriff zu starten. The plane is just about to start.
Als ich am Bahnhof ankam, war der Zug gerade im Begriff, abzufahren. When I arrived at the station, the train was just about to leave.
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