Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] about 60 " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The oxide contains about 60 per cent metallic tin , which is recovered only after the material is reduced in a smelter . ) |
| 2 | The crash occurred about 60 km from Tripoli , near Souk al-Sabt . |
| 3 | Control of the councils remained unchanged , with the ruling PNP gaining about 60 per cent of the total vote and winning 12 councils ; the opposition JLP retained control of St Thomas . |
| 4 | Bupa has about 60 per cent of the private health insurance market . |
| 5 | He noted that the top 15 oil companies represent about 60 per cent of the industry 's turnover , while in chemicals the top 15 represent only 25 per cent . |
| 6 | Until 1960 des Forges and Harber gave about 60 records records for the period late May to early November ; most reports were for June , September and October . |
| 7 | These counts covered about 60 square kilometres in which distribution was more uniform than on the coast , but higher densities do occur in favoured spots . |
| 8 | China produces about 60 tonnes of gold annually . |
| 9 | The NMS has about 60 of these clocks , sometimes known as grandfather clocks , which were particularly popular in Scotland between the 1790s and 1869 . |
| 10 | At the moment , the Malawi set-up holds about 60 fish , which are fed on a mixture of brine shrimp , cooked chicken , peas and cichlid pellets . |
| 11 | Later in the month , however , acting Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar and other ministers most closely involved in economic reform policy met about 60 industrialists in Togliatti on Oct. 25 and gained their support in return for undertakings to consult them in policy-making . |
| 12 | Autumn records fell between 6 August and 17 October , with a marked peak in September involving about 60 per cent . |
| 13 | The tour lasts about 60 — 90 minutes . |
| 14 | The ‘ naked ’ crab moved about 60 cm ( 2 ft ) away while the first crab nipped out of its damaged shell and took up residence in the new one . |
| 15 | The caramel and crisped wheat milk chocolate bar , looks , costs and tastes like a regular bar , but carbohydrate constitutes about 60 per cent , with fat down to around 30 per cent . |
| 16 | Very little detergent is needed — a full high-temperature load uses about 60 g of powder to a 3 kg box will give you up to 50 full 12-place setting washes . |
| 17 | For both occupational strata female employees earn about 60 per cent of the wages of their male counterparts , and this discrimination against and exploitation of women 's labour has only marginally decreased through legislation such as the Equal Pay Act of 1970 . |
| 18 | Roland Hardy , prosecuting , said the family of 19-year-old Tricia Holt received about 60 calls in only three weeks . |
| 19 | Russian industrial enterprises emitted about 60 million tonnes of atmospheric pollutants annually ; vehicles accounted for a further 20 million . |