Example sentences of "and [adv] about [num] [unc] cent " in BNC.
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| 1 | reach the stage of proceedings being started , and only about 10 per cent . |
| 2 | However , with their emphasis on rehabilitation of stock and on area-wide environmental improvements , GIAs had a relatively limited impact , and only about 5 per cent of grants since 1969 have been issued within these areas . |
| 3 | Over 40 per cent of Preston 's immigrants came from within a 10-mile radius and only about 30 per cent had come in from more than 30 miles away . |
| 4 | Very often these mispronunciations were corrected when the subject repeated the speech , and in about 50 per cent of cases the correct pronunciation was restored with no disruption of the fluency of shadowing . |
| 5 | Eight weeks later the questionnaires were sent out and again about 20 per cent responded with completed details . |