Example sentences of "at about [adj] past " in BNC.
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| 1 | He called at the Vicarage at about half past two and asked if he could see the church . |
| 2 | We had tea at the Savoy together and I dropped Mrs Blaney at her Chelsea house before returning here at about half past five . |
| 3 | At about half past six Stephen set out to take the crinkle-crankle path up the fell , the way he had brought the policemen three weeks before . |
| 4 | I have been over her story several times and she is quite positive that she saw Monsieur Erdle walking towards the belvedere at about half past nine , although she is unable to state the precise hour . |
| 5 | At about half past eleven I had a telephone call — I was in bed but I have an extension in my room for emergencies . |
| 6 | Anyway , at about half past two , I got up to go to the loo and my waters broke — just a trickle , but I knew what it was . |
| 7 | I was surprised to find quite a few patches of snow near the summit , which I reached at about half past ten . |
| 8 | I would be putting everything I needed into the horse box until about ten o'clock and at about half past ten my horse and it 's tack would be in there as well and I would be on my way with my day to an eleven thirty meet at a pub nearby . |
| 9 | Somebody there was crowing at about half past twelve , quarter to one this morning ! |
| 10 | They 're rolling up at about half past seven . |
| 11 | Could you start a job at about half past nine in the morning ? |
| 12 | Yes , does that happen quite often , because I 've noticed people go home at about half past 4 at Eynsham . |
| 13 | Yeah , yeah six minutes past the hour so there , yeah , so they kept giving you doubts , now if you 're getting on this train make sure you get out at Lemington , so at about twenty past twelve , the twelve six went out from platform eleven , why , cos that will upset everything then , by , few of the trains kept coming round , then they said were very sorry but the Shrewsbury train will come in at platform ten that 's where we 're all waiting , so the ready train be outside somewhere , so , that came in just as the , the twelve , six went out about twenty past twelve these in and this girl got up so we said do n't get on this , you 'll never get to Birmingham you get on here , wait until we get on we said , cos they changed the train , oh she was getting all worked up , she come from Middlesborough , well I said well , well , anyway , we said no , there , there 's no trains for university no , nobody will be going at the right time will they ? |
| 14 | at about twenty past two I did a good deed for the day . |
| 15 | I had my cup of tea at about ten past eight , after Coronation Street . |
| 16 | Right erm , I 'll break at , at about ten past , quarter past , so we 've got about ten minutes or quarter of an hour . |