Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Husbands or wives were seen about 36 per cent of the 639 , other relatives about 43 per cent , friends or neighbours about 10 per cent , staff of institutions about 10 per cent and other officials about one per cent . |
| 2 | She reflected indignantly that he 'd already eaten a substantial helping of bacon and eggs about three o'clock that morning . |
| 3 | Very recently , not so long ago , I saw on programme on India , in in one of the sweat-shops , you saw young children , boys and girls about twelve years old , on their hands and knees making matches , and a man walking down the centre with a stick . |
| 4 | It has a permanent stock of about 10,000 pipes of wines and ships about fifty per cent of the island 's wine exports . |
| 5 | " subscribed by the Maior of Stockport and some Aldermen and others about 12 in number . " |
| 6 | The Metropolitan 's first move in this case was to invoke the statute of limitations to block Turkey 's demand for the return of antiquities acquired by the museum through gifts and purchases about 20 years ago . |