Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taylor led off eight Hurricanes in V7671 , climbing to 28,000 feet , when many Ju87s were seen below at about 10,000 feet just as the A.A. barrage opened up against them . |
| 2 | These were collected each year and bound in green covers , or were sold singly for about six old pence . |
| 3 | Compared with 1991 , they were running overall at about 25 per cent down in the regions and 29 per cent down at CAS HQ , with smaller jobs showing the greatest fall in London . |
| 4 | Laboratory studies of the South American burrowing frog showed that one layer of skin tissue was added daily for about 40 days to form the cocoon . |
| 5 | A tiny chapel dedicated to Santa Maria do Calhau was built here in about 1430 and was enlarged in 1458 to serve the growing population . |
| 6 | ‘ Still , I was quicker and I was pushing hard until about 10 laps from the finish when I thought the engine sounded a little bit different . |
| 7 | The fistula was opened and the stomach was rinsed gently with about 5 ml of tap water at 37°C . |
| 8 | I was waiting there till about ten to nine . |
| 9 | HMS Impregnable was forging ahead at about ten knots . |
| 10 | It was erupting rhythmically at about eight-minute intervals , which were preceded by two separate and terrifying sounds . |