Examples of 'i was about to do' in a sentence

Meaning of "i was about to do"

The phrase 'I was about to do' is typically used to indicate that the speaker was intending or preparing to do something, but was interrupted or prevented from doing so. It implies that the speaker had established a plan or course of action, but circumstances or external factors caused them to change their intentions

How to use "i was about to do" in a sentence

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i was about to do
I was about to do an art line with my left hand.
I would actually like to do what i was about to do the day we went sailing.
I was about to do the exact same thing.
Thank you for helping me see what a stupid thing I was about to do.
I was about to do my final attempt on the high jump.
I had not even had time to think about what I was about to do.
I was about to do the same research myself.
Someone who just knew what I was about to do.
I was about to do your little eurotribe a favor.
I think the horse knew what I was about to do.
I was about to do that before you came in.
I knew there was a huge risk in what I was about to do.
I was about to do the whole run to the airport thing.
I felt a bit guilty for what I was about to do.
I was about to do just that when you made it impossible.

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You do not know what a terrible thing I was about to do.
I was about to do what he himself may not entirely have done.
If you had any idea what I was about to do to hen.
I was about to do that when you walked in.
I can not believe what I was about to do.
I was about to do the same to him.
I should not have done what I was about to do.
I was about to do it but you are fussy.
If you had any idea what I was about to do to her.
I was about to do some serious damage.
I do not know what I was about to do.
I was about to do up some sandwiches.
Tom came over just as I was about to do that.
I was about to do that shit anyways.
To suddenly tell me that I was about to do evil.
I was about to do a press conference.
I had convinced myself that what I was about to do.
I was about to do something really right.
Cause he could see in my eyes I was about to do mushrooms.
I was about to do your fingernails too.
I was focussed on what I was about to do.
I was about to do that folly.
You know there was something I was about to do.
I was about to do something personal.
I decided to tell no one what I was about to do.
I was about to do the same.
I chose to tell no one what I was about to do.
I was about to do one then.
If only she knew what I was about to do.
I was about to do this thing.
I told the operator what I was about to do.
I was about to do the crescendo.
But just as I was about to do that.
I was about to do my finishing move.
Right when I was about to do my solo.

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