Example sentences of "[pers pn] have about [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've got about , you see I 've about ten minutes |
| 2 | I 'd about 25 leech bites on each foot , and about 10 leeches in each boot , all absolutely full of blood . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd about 25 leech bites on each foot , and about 10 leeches in each boot , all absolutely full of blood . ’ |
| 4 | could I have about forty bottles of the er |
| 5 | Er and I had about twelve thousand along there . |
| 6 | Do you know last er , Saturday Emma found er Helen in the staff and I had about fifteen hundred ! |
| 7 | I 've been away for a week and I had about 70 messgaes to read . |
| 8 | At the time I could n't work legally in England and I had about two or three months to deliver my thesis for my degree . |
| 9 | I had about two inches cut off actually . |
| 10 | I had about two mouthfuls and then I just thought , no , I 'm going home . |
| 11 | I had about five barges to look after and you could n't see everyone — not that I cared so very much , to tell the truth . |
| 12 | I had about five seconds to think ‘ what on earth am I doing ? ’ |
| 13 | I had about four separate answers ready for this one , but they all failed me . |
| 14 | I had about four hours to spend looking around Ipswich which was plenty of time as Ipswich is quite a small town . |
| 15 | I had a beauty I had a run there I had about four in a row which came out whole , but now I 'm getting crushed nuts |
| 16 | ‘ I had about 700 quid and I had some mates who 'd been in Clock DVA , the Sheffield band . |
| 17 | By , by the end of the time when I er did the address I had about ten hearts all over the screen . |
| 18 | I had about ten staff working for me at that time , all girls and women , supervised by the Senior Clerkess , Emily Lightbody . |
| 19 | There was a printed card fixed above the doorbell which told me I had about ten minutes before visiting times were up . |
| 20 | I continued knitting until I had about twenty centimetres , eight inches , and removed the stitches from the machine . |
| 21 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 22 | Yes , I , I , I have about twelve workshops . |
| 23 | Er er what the honourable gentleman , my honourable friend reads out is certainly my view er we will erm of course engage in any discussions on this subject that come up i in the council of ministers but it would take quite a lot of convincing I think to myself and my colleagues , that any other form of election would be an improvement on first past the post , erm and er the ar , no I wo n't give way cos I have about four minutes left and er I do want to make a couple of other points . |
| 24 | I have about eight pints and I blank out . |
| 25 | I , I have about five or six groups , I can , I can go and give talks . |
| 26 | At least tonight I have about 45 minutes in which to speak , and whether I take that much time will depend on how we get on . |
| 27 | I have about forty pens at home . |
| 28 | I have about 3 times as much glass to look after . |
| 29 | ‘ I have about 22 in my first team squad and that 's too many , ’ said the Middlesbrough boss . |
| 30 | She has about fifty jackets . |