Example sentences of "[coord] be [adv] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men are described as white , aged 18 to 19 , and are both about five feet eight inches in height . |
| 2 | The TM502 is a venerable design and is probably about 10 years old . |
| 3 | The Summer Ale is designed to be light and is only about 3.6 per cent alcohol . |
| 4 | At the time of Leathart 's survey , Taylor 's Level had been carried on for some 210 fathoms , and was then about 35 fathoms short of being below the deepening sump in the floor of Fleming 's . |
| 5 | After what seemed like a couple of hours , but was actually about twenty seconds , she began to rise involuntarily , and something bumped her shoulder painfully . |
| 6 | IDEC felt confident that it would be able to attract a high percentage of its staff to this location as the area not only offered a pleasant environment but was only about 20 miles from north London . |