Example sentences of "[verb] to about 20 [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derwent Valley , founded in 1982 with backing from the venture capital group , 3i , has been actively seeking a partner to develop its overseas business and is said to have talked to about 20 companies . |
| 2 | The species that survives today , the pearly nautilus , grows to about 20 centimetres across . |
| 3 | By 1992 the collection was reduced to about 20 vehicles , and further rationalization was called for to dispose of those which were non-revenue earning . |
| 4 | The majority of the vineyards are located to the north and north-west of the village commencing half a kilometre north-west of Ambonnay itself , where the land rises to about 20 metres . |
| 5 | The group , which will initially amount to about 20 people , will be based at ICL 's new development centre at Gorton in Manchester . |
| 6 | The incubation is part of a last-ditch attempt to establish a mating programme to save the huge Californian bird , which has dwindled to about 20 birds ( New Scientist , 20 January , p 142 ) . |