Example sentences of "for about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The weather was lousy again , in fact it was terrible for about three-quarters of the day and it eased off a little when we went out . |
| 32 | The unfair dismissal jurisdiction accounts for about three-quarters of the business of the tribunals . |
| 33 | At the Pont d'Espagne the road ends , but you can then take a reasonably comfortable path , for about three-quarters of an hour , up through the tumbled rock and ailing pine trees — they seem to be fighting a losing battle against the colonies of grey lichen — to the Lac de Gaube , at an altitude of a trifle under 6000 feet . |
| 34 | It is labour-intensive , and accounts — says Kidder , Pea-body , a firm of stockbrokers expert in the topic — for about three-quarters of America 's near $25 billion of solid-waste costs . |
| 35 | As regards the physical limitations in food supplies , there seems to be general scientific agreement that this does not constitute the real constraint … the vague counter argument that more intensive cultivation will ruin the soil is hardly convincing in view of the fact that soil has been farmed with increasing intensity in Western Europe for about 2000 years and there is still no sign that it is exhausted . |
| 36 | VRI in a few European locations accounted for about 2000 departures in 86 and 87 . |
| 37 | Our job was to act as navigational escort for about seventy Hurricanes which would be transported to the Med in ‘ Furious ’ and flown off at maximum range as reinforcements for Malta which was under heavy air attack . |
| 38 | There is accommodation for about seventy guests in the main building , with additional rooms of equally high standard in nearby houses . |
| 39 | The thirty or so largest groups accounted for about seventy per cent of the total population in the 1948 census . |
| 40 | They 've also got a boxing club for about seventy boys . |
| 41 | Yes thank you Chairman erm I think important question very similar question I think we 're we 're all wondering whether the changed landscape of West Sussex , the changed use of West Sussex has had any influence on the flooding and as the County Council has pointed out worst amount of rain we 've had for about seventy years or so I think it 's very useful and important er to ask questions an and when this crisis is over we reflect on what we can learn from it , but I must bear in mind that it is first and foremost extraordinary climatic conditions which have caused these problems and that in itself of course might have implications erm the whole of global warming does tend to come to mind when you see what 's happening in Australia as well as what 's happening here erm that 's certainly not anything that agencies great or small can have any control over . |
| 42 | for about seventy pounds , even the new ones that go , that just goes forwards and backwards , that 's all I want it to do . |
| 43 | The original requested provision for students was one machine per two students per course year , making 7 in all for about 42 students . |
| 44 | Melt the remaining butter and brush over the biscuit tops , then bake for about 12–15 minutes until golden brown and the sides spring back when squeezed . |
| 45 | The typical full-term infant can be described as asleep for about seventeen hours out of the twenty-four . |
| 46 | It 's been going on for about seventeen months now and the in chief man at Hill House was rather interested to hear that we 'd not actually had it resolved yet , and asked for the reference numbers and . |
| 47 | It would have taken 25 years to complete and required the Thames to be frozen over for about seventeen years , to prevent the river flooding the deep foundations . |
| 48 | Additionally , Library staff can access Altos files of catalogue information for about 6,000 records , and this data will be transferred and merged with the 1,000 records available on the new Soutron Library System . |
| 49 | They have been acquiring books fairly seriously for about 550 years , ’ says Christopher de Hamel , Sotheby 's manuscripts expert , of the Fürsts zu Fürstenberg . |
| 50 | Bake in a very hot oven , 450F/230C/gas 8 , for about 10 minutes . |
| 51 | Carbenoxolone was the market leader for about 10 years but its structural similarities to the steroid hormone aldosterone was probably responsible for side-effects such as weight gain , oedema ( accumulation of fluid in tissues ) , hypokalaemia ( potassium loss ) and hypertension found in some patients . |
| 52 | Sprinkle 5 to 6 drops of essential oil ( diluted in vegetable oil if desired ) to a bowl of hand-hot water and steep feet ( or hands ) for about 10 minutes . |
| 53 | Steel or ( as they are still called ) ‘ tin ’ cans account for about 10 billion of the 14 billion cans used in the UK every year . |
| 54 | In Britain and in the Netherlands it accounts For about 10 per cent of the total consumption of sugar , in Ireland for 8 per cent , in Germany and France for about 5 per cent . |
| 55 | Uncommonly warm water in the area will allow the Lee to enter for about 10 days in September — if funds are available . |
| 56 | The NRA estimates that oil and sewage sources each accounted for about 20 per cent of the total reported incidents with farm and industrial incidents accounting for about 10 per cent each . |
| 57 | Fry gently over a low heat for about 10 minutes . |
| 58 | Cook under a moderately hot grill for about 10 minutes . |
| 59 | Cover and cook the cranberries in 300ml ( 1/2 pt ) water for about 10 mins , or until all the berries have burst . |
| 60 | Bring to the boil , reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 mins , or until sauce is slightly reduced and thickened . |