YOU SAID:

That man was almost kicked in his face by the gentleman with the wide nose.

INTO JAPANESE

その男は、鼻の広い紳士に顔を蹴られそうになった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The man was about to be kicked by a gentleman with a wide nose.

INTO JAPANESE

その男は、鼻の広い紳士に蹴られようとしていました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The man was about to be kicked by a gentleman with a wide nose.