Example sentences of "was [adv] about [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a similar way we can use the die figures for the early imperial bronze coinages minted at Corinth to calculate that the total value coined over a century was only about half a million denarii , or less than 5000 per year . |
| 2 | His carving knife was only about half an inch wide at the centre where constant sharpening had worn it away . |
| 3 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 4 | But their bid has been knocked back by the Government which claimed their independent valuation was only about half the real value . |
| 5 | It was still about half a mile in to the town centre and , apart from Nails , they all lived more than a mile out the other side . |
| 6 | You should , well granddad was there about half an hour reading it ! |