Example sentences of "about [num] [noun] [prep] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution whose report finally prompted the government to make its decision , estimates that some people are taking about 300 micrograms of lead a day from their drinking water . |
| 2 | In here , they burn about 30,000 tonnes of chemicals a year , a quarter originating outside Britain . |
| 3 | In general , however , such solutions are intractable except to mathematicians and the rule of thumb has arisen that is a specimen is about 10 diameters in length the stress at its centre under any form of end loading can be considered as uniform . |
| 4 | We can play about three hours of football every Sunday . |
| 5 | Putting out the rubbish — a family of four produces about 4 bags of rubbish a week … that 's twenty a month . |
| 6 | The Soviet Union used to produce about 150,000 tonnes of tea a year , making it one of the biggest growers . |
| 7 | Every wash uses about 2 ml of rinse aid , and , in a hard water area , you 'll use about 0.5 kg of salt a week . |
| 8 | He 's o What was he on he was drinking , what a bottle and a half of vodka and about fifteen pints of cider a day . |
| 9 | no they take about twenty minutes with salt a little bit of salt , give them plenty of water so that |
| 10 | By about four months of age the baby 's visual acuity may be as exact as 6/6 , but accurate perception of what is seen will normally still be developing . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , when I was about two miles from Penzance the engine stopped and would n't start again . |
| 12 | At about seven months of age the average baby is quite skilled at removing obstacles to prehension ; is well able , for example , to pull a cushion away to reach a rattle behind it . |
| 13 | After about 20 minutes of use the average colour monitor has warmed up and stabilised and , at this point , Adobe suggest you adjust the colour balance so that it matches a progressive colour bar that you get from your printer . |
| 14 | I. On all types of land within about 20 km of Belfast the farmers want to take advantage of the large market in the city . |