Sentence examples for I was about to commit from inspiring English sources

I realize then that I either offended him or made him think I was about to commit a hate crime.

Sensing trouble, my wife, Karen, called in an arborist to determine what sort of environmental sins I was about to commit.

My father, who was routinely harassed by police when he was driving to college at night, had "the talk" with me when I was six or seven, explaining how people would automatically assume that I was up to no good, and would often even presume I was about to commit (or had just committed) a crime.

Everyone was watching me like I was about to commit a crime.

I am about to commit a new millennium offense for which there is no punishment.

One man's journal refers to "a sin as grave as the one I am about to commit," which sounds juicy, but the revelation is disappointingly unoriginal.

I am about to commit an act of meta-journalism.

Britain is about to commit to modernising its forces, as well, while France is halfway through the process.

Only eight or nine years old, I'm about to commit a crime I still regret to this day.

Maybe I'm about to commit hara kiri on my intellectual/literary credibility – such as it is – but I must confess: I find Naked Lunch pretty much unreadable.

Before she committed this suicide/murder, the mother posted on her facebook page: "I'm so sorry everyone, forgive me please for what I'm gonna do... " Knowing she was about to commit a horrible crime, the mother begged for forgiveness -- but to whom?