Example sentences of "[prep] about [no cls] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of other changes over the closed season ; firstly the scare over Hans Neilson , I think Oxford erm Oxford Cheetahs fans had their hearts in their mouths for about erm a month or so ? |
| 2 | Workshops in Addis Ababa , the capital , buy tusks from the south of the country at a cost of about US$50 a kilogram ; the products are on sale in the city 's markets and gift shops . |
| 3 | Consumers began to stockpile fuel as fears grew that the government would try to combat smuggling by cutting petrol subsidies to raise the price from about US$0.5 a litre to something nearer that of neighbouring countries . |
| 4 | If you are , like most people , not very active , restrict energy intake to about 1100kcal a day if you 're a woman , 1400kcal for a man . |
| 5 | Demand looks set to increase steadily at about 1.4% a year , as clean-burning gas replaces oil and coal . |
| 6 | Compare the unit prices of Hong Kong 's export goods with wholesale prices in America , he says , and you will find that both have risen since 1983 by about 3.5% a year . |