YOU SAID:
I almost ran over my grandma
INTO JAPANESE
おばあちゃんに轢かれそうになった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was almost run over by my grandma
INTO JAPANESE
おばあちゃんにひかれるところだった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was about to be run over by my grandma
INTO JAPANESE
おばあちゃんにひかれるところだった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was about to be run over by my grandma
That didn't even make that much sense in English.