Example sentences of "about 30 " in BNC.
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| 1 | All craft students will spend about 30 hours a year in the Chinese cookery centre , which is sponsored by British Gas ( Eastern ) and Far East Industries . |
| 2 | As they are fast drying , usually about 30 minutes , the application technique is slightly different from the traditional varnishes . |
| 3 | Although acrylic varnishes are dry in about 30 minutes , they continue to harden over a period of 24–48 hours , but here again this time may vary between different makes . |
| 4 | It was in 1929 , aged about 30 , that Winterbotham came to the momentous realisation , worthy of Bertie Wooster , that ‘ I should have to get a job ’ . |
| 5 | About 30 journalists turned up at the Thai border village of Pong Nam Ron , about 200 miles east of Bangkok , yesterday morning , but were told by the local Thai military commander that he knew of no Vietnamese prisoners . |
| 6 | During its six-year life the Metrobus has established a significant position in the UK double-decker market , capturing about 30 per cent of all sales in each year between 1983 and 1986 and earning the reputation of a mobile road block among motorists in the congested capital since a driver-only policy was introduced by London Transport . |
| 7 | Although it seems that the South is recovering its appetite for fresh fish , with restaurants buying about 30 per cent of the fish sold in the area , there is no doubt that there has been a positive nosedive in the demand for fresh fish in Britain as whole . |
| 8 | His orders were obeyed by more than 450 competitors but about 30 — they were apparently reluctant to lose their position at the head of the race - steeplechased over the two closed barriers and carried on running . |
| 9 | In second field , the route proceeds forward with right edge of field about 30 yds away to reach waymark in hedgerow ahead ; in third field go quarter right to cross right-hand hedgerow at waymark on tree which is 90 yds before far end of field . |
| 10 | In a wide band of west Africa , from Dakar to Kano including the ‘ sahelian ’ and ‘ sudanian ’ zones , the total population in 1980 was about 30 million at an average of 17 people per square kilometre . |
| 11 | Consequently , companies from the old colonial powers of Britain and France continue to own about 30 per cent of the stock of foreign investments , with the USA and Japan owning another 50 per cent . |
| 12 | In spring 1974 I was able to interview about 30 Asian , West Indian and English children between the ages of 8 and 11 . |
| 13 | Rover currently exports about 30 per cent of its production , and models like the 200 , 400 and Land Rover Discovery have been particularly well received abroad . |
| 14 | It takes about 30 years from planting for a tree to grow enough bark to be harvested . |
| 15 | Cook in a water bath at 350°F for about 30 minutes . |
| 16 | About 30 of the shops are now profitable , according to Mr Bishko , but not profitable enough to cover overheads — which are rather higher than he had anticipated . |
| 17 | Again there were about 30 soldiers . |
| 18 | About 30 policemen and warders swapped stories during the inaugural meeting about discrimination and brutality in their services . |
| 19 | A spokesman for the college said levels were about 30 per cent above the comparable period last year , but this was not exceptional . |
| 20 | Figures for the last week in November — the latest available — show about 30 cases per 100,000 population . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the college said levels were about 30 per cent above the comparable period last year , but this was not exceptional . |
| 22 | Figures for the last week in November — the latest available — show about 30 cases per 100,000 population . |
| 23 | England players involved in the postponed fourth-round cup ties on Sunday will have about 30 hours to recover from their overnight journey home . |
| 24 | England players involved in the postponed fourth-round cup ties on Sunday will have about 30 hours to recover from their overnight journey home . |
| 25 | The most conspicuous group to emerge from the 947 names on the Prime Minister 's list — about 30 more than usual — are key figures in the traumatic aftermath to the terrorist bombing of Pan-Am 's Flight 103 over Lockerbie last December . |
| 26 | We were n't lovers from the beginning — it took about 30 seconds . |
| 27 | About 30 miles south of Nashville , in the small town of Smyrna , Tennessee , stands a reply to that description . |
| 28 | Muslims started to arrive in Britain in large numbers about 30 years ago . |
| 29 | This means that leaded bronze is relatively weak and may explain why the statuette in Figure 5.2 , which has a particularly high lead content of about 30 per cent , was broken at the neck . |
| 30 | The gamma radiation has a range of about 30 cm , and for a typical sherd of pottery , this means that the soil contributes the majority of the gamma dose . |