Example sentences of "[verb] for about 30 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Audit Commission focused on the 20 most common operations , which account for about 30 per cent . |
| 2 | Food products account for about 30 per cent of Third World manufacturing output and more of employment ( Fath , 1985 ) . |
| 3 | Cook for about 30 minutes or until the beans are tender . |
| 4 | Cook for about 30 minutes until setting point is reached , then pot and cover while still hot . |
| 5 | Bake for about 30 minutes until the top is crisp and bubbly . |
| 6 | Bake for about 30 minutes until the topping is crunchy and golden . |
| 7 | ‘ Low mortgage rates — a £30,000 flat can be bought for about 30 per cent less than it can be rented — has undoubtedly triggered off a renewal in confidence . ’ |
| 8 | N.B. Since this dish is a very rich one , I sometimes add to the chicken livers an equal quantity of blanched , poached pickled pork ( not bacon ) or failing pickled pork , a piece of fresh belly of pork , salted overnight , then gently poached for about 30 minutes . |
| 9 | We will be menstruating for about 30 years of our lives . |
| 10 | Blend for about 30 seconds , until thick and creamy . |
| 11 | This accounts for about 30 per cent of all deaths from cancer ; the second largest source of cancer mortality is lung cancer for men ( 33 per cent of all deaths ) and breast cancer for women ( 20 per cent ) of all cancer deaths . |
| 12 | The advance in age at marriage , and in its popularity , accounted for about 30 per cent of the increase in annual fertility rates from the 1930s to the 1950s which comprised the ‘ baby boom ’ . |
| 13 | This presentation will be held in private ; the Developers are expected to speak for about 30 minutes , after which there will be an opportunity to ask questions of them . |