Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb past] about [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When told what the leaves were — for Poison Oak is well known across the Atlantic as a cause of severe contact dermatitis — she decided that she must wash vigorously ; and this she did about 1½ hours after touching the leaves . |
| 2 | Working in groups of three we tackled about ten titrations each in three hours with a break for lunch . |
| 3 | In all he published about 350 books and papers . |
| 4 | In 1986 it employed about 11,500 workers , and a year later , when its affairs were the subject of wide comment in the press , it was said to be employing 13,000 , or even 14,000 , workers . |
| 5 | At 1735 he spotted about sixty to seventy Ju88s , Bf109s and other types to the south of Luqa at 10,000 feet . |