Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [prep] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of hours a week worked by juniors has come down by about 10 hours since the Labour party was in power . |
| 2 | NORTH WEST ‘ Properties costing over £100,000 have come down by about 20 per cent , semis by about ten per cent and terraces by about five per cent , ’ says Clive Watkin of the Clive Watkin Partnership on the Wirral , Merseyside . |
| 3 | Peter Karsten , marketing director of Surfax , which brews the low-alcohol Clausthaler , comments : ‘ The number of products available has dropped from 70 to 50 and it needs to come down to about 20 . ’ |
| 4 | Last time if you were n't sure which to make we were allowed to come up with about ten papers |
| 5 | ‘ I am a little surprised , Dr Neil , ’ said McAllister prim again , but managing to sneak another biscuit — she really did feel hungry and breakfast would not be served until Matey came down at about seven-thirty — ‘ that you have seen fit to buy it . ’ |
| 6 | My mum came in at about 07.15 , holding out my black suit and a white shirt that she had just ironed . |
| 7 | They had temping agencies , job centres , local papers the job centre only came up with about two people . |
| 8 | He waited for me every year — we came back for about six years , until I was ready to be sent to finishing school . |
| 9 | I came back at about eight this morning in time to get his breakfast and found the dog outside the back door , whining . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah they came back in about ten cos the pizza , we was eating our pizza |
| 11 | However , the Leeds charge came out at about double that figure . |
| 12 | No , he came out for about ten minutes then he said I 'm going back in the house mummy , just then flopped on the chair |
| 13 | Erm and that 's really been coming on for about five years . |
| 14 | The second half started on a much brighter note with Shutt coming on after about 10 mins . |
| 15 | Well , I think , once he gets established , and once he starts getting work in , I think meself , that work will start , wo n't say rolling in , but I think the work 'll start coming in after about three months and I can get established . |
| 16 | There was somebody working here called er Julian , he was fucking coming , coming out the pub about half past twelve , coming back in about six o'clock and then working on three |
| 17 | just cos you , you were coming out with about two hundred and fifty quid a week for working seven nights a week ! |
| 18 | ‘ She does n't come on for about ten minutes . ’ |
| 19 | The , they used to put a conductor on for peak time and then about nine o'clock the rear door was closed and the driver took over issuing tickets , taking money and then perhaps the conductor would come on from about twelve or two and then again , perhaps from half past four till half past six . |
| 20 | there 's women darts , there 's mens darts , and they might not all come in till about nine o'clock , but they are only like , two hours |
| 21 | I do n't come in till about half ten . |
| 22 | ‘ Could you come back at about ten o'clock tonight … ? ’ |
| 23 | and then if that 's okay with you I 'll come back in about two weeks ' time and |
| 24 | Er I I us I used to go by half past five , have my tea early and did n't come out till about nine o'clock . |
| 25 | They would come around at about ten and place their lamps out . |
| 26 | Right now I do n't want to get you up I want to encourage you to set your alarm for seven o'clock , quite low , and when I come on at about two minutes past just snuggle up to your wireless and enjoy the music and the news and the views about the religious scene in and around North Yorkshire and beyond . |
| 27 | Yeah , that come through quicker , come through in about eight days that . |
| 28 | Bye Pat , come back in about twenty five minutes . |
| 29 | He is drinking slowly , because it will be a long night , and rough cider usually comes out at about eight per cent alcohol , though nobody is measuring . |
| 30 | and I say we 're going , getting shopping only fruit and veg in the market then he comes back with about four big library books ! |