Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [verb] [adv] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The so-called myrmecophytes are found in all continents and are represented in about 20 families of angiospers , notably Rubiaceae and Leguminosae . |
| 2 | He has a tendancy to get very worked up in games and was sent off about 6 times last season . |
| 3 | This was known as the King 's Plate Prize and was made in about 1750 . |
| 4 | The left wing , though still attached to the fuselage , had been almost completely sheared off between the inner engine and the fuselage and was angled back about thirty degrees from normal . |
| 5 | This is generally recognized as still an upmarket sector but is growing by about 5 per cent per year . |