Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] about a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll only be there for about twenty four hours , they 'll go for about a week but they 're spending most of it with er , Deborah down at erm , Bambury |
| 2 | Cos there 's about a twenty five percent in workers per hectare , which actually would lead to about a third a third increase in the provision . |
| 3 | But er long before our time a a wedding in a district like this would last for about a week . |
| 4 | If unopened , perfume will keep for about a year . |
| 5 | This will amount to about a fifth of the £20m Aegon is to pay for the 40 per cent cut in the business . |
| 6 | " Oh , I think I can count on about a hundred , " said the bear . |