Example sentences of "has be [vb pp] [prep] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | This Sumerian burial in northern Iraq has been dated to about 2000 BC . |
| 2 | The number of sets in the Seamer area has been cut to about 20 , a quarter of the total that existed in his youth , says the amiable grandfather . |
| 3 | Left : This hair has long top layers and a slight natural wave , which has been emphasised with about 15 medium and large rollers . |
| 4 | Dr Piperno 's results show that maize has been cultivated for about 2,000 years longer than previously suspected . |
| 5 | Drinking too much alcohol has been linked to about 3% of cancers , specially those of the mouth , voice-box , gullet and liver . |
| 6 | Nylon has been produced for about 50 years . |
| 7 | AN ASSOCIATION for all former pupils and staff of St Hugh 's School , Birkenhead , has been established for about four years and its main function is an annual reunion mass held on or near the Feast of St Hugh of Lincoln . |