Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [prep] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | only goes to about five inches |
| 2 | For example , the width of the five grades is not consistent , and grade 3 not only accounts for about half the land , but also covers a much wider range of possibilities than , say , grade 1 ( Gilg , 1975a ) , and even the subsequent sub-division of grade 3 in the 1970s can not be applied objectively ( Worthington , 1982 ) . |
| 3 | er Irene was er , erm bath on a Tuesday and Ron usually goes , Ron does n't stay in very long , Irene just goes for about half an hour so she said Ron is n't coming to the bath today , he 's got a bad throat , and I never thought to say , how is his throat this |
| 4 | In this case , take the child some distance away and then let him or her watch for a while until the fear recedes , which it usually does within about ten minutes . |
| 5 | Always does till about nine o'clock . |
| 6 | That she will accept low wages ; she usually works for about half the men 's wages . |
| 7 | International cargo carriage now accounts for about 75 per cent of airfreight movements . |
| 8 | Capital expenditure on our refineries , including environmental and mandatory investments to improve product quality , now accounts for about half of BP Oil 's capital budget . |
| 9 | This pattern often begins at about eighteen months and reaches a peak between three and six years , after which it rapidly declines . |
| 10 | Initially , most of these sales were made through mail order specialists but retail has become a growing sector and today accounts for about half of current sales . |
| 11 | Gearing currently stands at about 75 per cent . |
| 12 | I do n't like , just , I could n't be like Deirdre and , put me overall on and in go in without collecting me thoughts getting myself together Deirdre never arrives till about three minutes before she gets in the door , she 's putting her overall on saying come on ladies , its time were , but she 's putting her overall and on , and they all sit there looking at her and so |
| 13 | Yet the Earth 's atmosphere currently consists of about 78 percent nitrogen , 20 percent oxygen and 2 percent other gases . |