Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were told that typically it could increase the level of instalments by about seven per cent — say , 35p on top of a £5 instalment . |
| 2 | After the Ventures period , Moseley moved into the manufacture of Dobros until about 1969 . |
| 3 | Decorative angle brackets stamped or cut from thin sheet-iron and spaced along the edge of the lid at intervals of about six inches completed the furniture . |
| 4 | The difficulty lies in heating the fuel to temperatures of about 100 million degrees centigrade and in containing any substance heated to such a temperature . |
| 5 | He pressed the button at intervals for about five minutes , but there was no reaction . |
| 6 | Follow the road for Uzes for about six kilometres , then follow signs for the magnificent Roman aqueduct — the Pont du Gard ( left bank ) — and then for Collias . |
| 7 | It points out that in February 1990 European Community " aid " to Poland took the form of pesticides worth about US$60 million , some of which were banned or severely restricted in Western countries . |
| 8 | These 30 km/h schemes with speed-reducing infrastructure have reduced the severity of accidents by about 50 per cent . |
| 9 | At the end of 1987 , aggregate investment trust assets amounted to 15.5bn and the number of trusts to about 160 . |
| 10 | Because there is often more than one casualty involved in an accident , it is estimated that this casualty target can be achieved by reducing the number of accidents by about 50 . |
| 11 | If we did that , we could probably reduce the number of applications by about 75 per cent . |
| 12 | Mention has been made of direct labour and of how such organisations have reduced the number of trainees by about 40 per cent . |