Example sentences of "[noun] [be] only about [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 which the vinegar 's only about two percent probably that
2 Tests comparing the RISC with the VAX using similar C compilers show that on average RISC uses only two-thirds more instructions and RISC programs were only about 50 percent larger even though size optimisation was virtually ignored .
3 A new set of back cogs for bike 's only about seven quid .
4 Its great efficiency means that bulbs can be very small — a 500-watt halogen bulb is only about 7.5 cm ( 3 in ) long , and about the same thickness as a slim pencil or pen .
5 Progress was only about 30 ft. a month and the rate had been raised to £5 a fathom .
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