Example sentences of "[verb] about 10 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legislation covered property illegally seized after Feb. 25 , 1948 , representing about 10 per cent of property in Czechoslovakia and worth an estimated total of 300,000 million koruna , of which about kcs60,000 million would be paid out as cash or bonds and the remainder as real estate ( US$1.00=kcs26.4234 as at Feb. 18 , 1991 ) . |
| 2 | California now has about 10 structures with base isolation . |
| 3 | In Figure 5.2 you can see that the Earth has about 10 21 atoms of 12 C per kilogramme of the Earth . |
| 4 | Each ship has about 10 different bars catering for our guests day and night . |
| 5 | In humans , this membrane contains about 10 million specialised cells , each bearing tiny hairs . |
| 6 | The human brain contains about 10 26 or a hundred million billion billion particles . |
| 7 | This leads to very large numbers , but do n't be misled into thinking that the inert gases are extraordinarily abundant : a kilogramme of a typical solid contains about 10 25 atoms . |
| 8 | The last straw was located about 10 or 15ft from safety , at which handholds seemed to disappear altogether and aching feet were scrunched up the tiniest of ripples . |
| 9 | It is due on stream in 1995 and is expected to meet about 10 per cent of Pakistan 's total current gas consumption . |
| 10 | Genes differ in length , averaging about 10 3 base pairs . |
| 11 | To replace a 600 megawatt oil-fired power station , a wind farm would need nearly 500 turbines , and cover about 10 square miles . |
| 12 | ( Coal loses about 10 per cent of its potential energy in the conversion , but this is balanced by the reduction in pollutants produced during burning . ) |
| 13 | Most wintering reports come from the coast from Langney Point to the Midrips , particularly Rye Bay and , excepting passage birds , numbers further west have only exceeded about 10 birds in very cold weather . |
| 14 | It has been estimated that this particular treatment has saved about 10 million lives . |
| 15 | The ship deviated from the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over £4,000 . |
| 16 | Although one or two birds may summer fairly regularly in Chichester or Pagham Harbours , the summer population rarely exceeds about 10 birds ; seven summered at Rye Harbour in 1968 . |
| 17 | Early versions of the theory were inconsistent with the observation that some matter is stable for a time that exceeds about 10 -8 seconds . |
| 18 | Among 100 students , for example , they may expect to award about 10 As , 20 Bs , 40 Cs , 20 Ds and 10 Fs . |
| 19 | Oh , you 've got about 10 more minutes . |
| 20 | The majority of ‘ buckets ’ measure about 10 × 10 cm , with a capacity of about 0.7 litres , others are larger . |
| 21 | One the flour and water are mixed to a paste , it takes about 10 minutes for the heat to develop . |
| 22 | The latter cycle takes about 10 days to complete , and successful transmission demands that female mosquitoes survive and take at least two feeds of blood during this time . |
| 23 | Vasectomy is usually carried out under local anaesthetic , and the whole operation only takes about 10 minutes . |
| 24 | The effect is absolutely amazing and the whole thing only takes about 10 or 15 minutes from start to finish . |
| 25 | The actual donation takes about 10 minutes and then after 20 minutes rest and light refreshment you can go back to work . |
| 26 | Temperatures in such systems reached about 10 electron volts ( eV ) , about 100 000 K. Experiments had shown that the current-carrying ring of hot gas in a simple toroidal pinch was unstable , so that the hot gas ( plasma ) struck the walls and was cooled far too rapidly . |
| 27 | An RAF helicopter spotted their craft drifting about 10 miles off Aberdovey and winched them to safety . |
| 28 | Sugar was the third most important export after tobacco and tea , providing about 10 per cent of export earnings . |
| 29 | Together , they will generate approximately 1,000 megawatts of power — providing about 10 per cent of the country 's electricity needs , enough in itself to supply a city the size of Amsterdam . |
| 30 | But nuclear industry officials doubt the prospects of emission targets being achieved if the present review leads to early retirement of older Magnox stations , providing about 10 per cent of electricity in England and Wales , to accommodate a more concentrated mix of coal and gas stations . |