Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] for about [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell him — since this critic has n't liked anything he 's seen for about twenty years — ; it does n't matter if he comes on a wet Wednesday with no R in the month and a tram strike . |
| 2 | The house is abandoned when hunting is unproductive , the local fields are exhausted or the head of the village dies , so that in general one site is used for about six years . |
| 3 | On-site accommodation at Jordanstown is provided for about 680 students in residential blocks , six-bedroomed houses , flats and study bedrooms in Halls . |
| 4 | On-site accommodation at Jordanstown is provided for about 680 students in residential blocks , six-bedroomed houses , flats and study bedrooms in Halls . |
| 5 | This gradient is maintained for about 100 metres . |
| 6 | A single egg is laid , usually from November onwards , and is incubated for about eight weeks . |