Example sentences of "with about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan 's industrial development is grossly imbalanced , with about two-thirds of production squeezed into one-fifth of the land . |
| 2 | I remember an American pilot with about 200 hours , a twin-engine Commercial and full Instrument Rating who visited us some years ago . |
| 3 | The Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham is one of the finest small collections in the world with about 200 paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century . |
| 4 | During the time I have been working for the playgroup I have come into contact with about 200 children . |
| 5 | In June 1988 , James Hansen became the first prominent atmospheric scientist to tell governments that the greenhouse effect had been confirmed ‘ with about 99 per cent confidence ’ ( Hansen et al. , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | The little tern , as its name suggests , is one of the smallest of the tern tribe with about eight sub-species ranging widely over both hemispheres . |
| 7 | I prefer this blend with about 5 drops of bergamot or lemon added to brighten the aroma . |
| 8 | Parker ( 1987 ) indicates that in Australia 14 per cent of those aged 75 + live in an institution as compared with about 5 per cent in Britain . |
| 9 | The fistula was opened and the stomach was rinsed gently with about 5 ml of tap water at 37°C . |
| 10 | Forrester eventually got on the pitch with about 5 minutes left , and indeed Fowler was attempting to put him through when the ball richoched back to him , hit him in the stomach and sat up in a ‘ kick me please ’ type fashion , which he did , and scored . |
| 11 | Strandli again came on for Wallace with about 5 mins left . |
| 12 | Gary Speed must be the longest serving player at Leeds now with about 5 years . |
| 13 | From 1964 to July 1970 , agrarian reform involved the expropriation of 1,408 properties , with about 30,000 beneficiaries ( Kay 1978 ) . |
| 14 | He disliked synagogues and Zionism with about equal intensity . |
| 15 | It is mountainous and glaciated with about sixty per cent of the land permanently covered in ice , and a coastline indented by many fiords . |
| 16 | Since leaving in March , he had set up a private school in St. Peter 's Parsonage , with about sixty pupils from his old school . |
| 17 | Additionally , almost all students make use at some time or other of one of the thirty or so departmental micro laboratories , with about 900 micro computers to choose from , ranging from standard BBCs to powerful SUN and Apollo workstations , and MS-DOS PCs of varying types to Apple Macintoshes . |
| 18 | Additionally , almost all students make use at some time or other of one of the thirty or so departmental micro laboratories , with about 900 micro computers to choose from , ranging from standard BBCs to powerful SUN and Apollo workstations , and from MS-DOS PCs of varying types to Apple Macintoshes . |
| 19 | Petworth , with about 900 people in the 1640s , was a middle-rank town in Sussex . |
| 20 | A detailed study revealed that in Britain approximately 1,600 accidents caused by dogs result in human injury , with about 17 people dying each year as a direct consequence of such incidents . |
| 21 | A special feature of this part of the programme was that it regularly included a section with about six brief items , averaging 20–30 seconds in duration , including sound bites of 10–20 seconds . |
| 22 | There was n't much in it , and my wallet , with about six pounds , I believe . ’ |
| 23 | Before a concert in Manchester on the ‘ Bizarro ’ tour , Gedge was holding court with about six fanzine editors while Solowka sat just outside the circle , counting out huge wads of money from a leather briefcase . |
| 24 | Initially the vineyard is planted in one corner or at one end , in a very compact fashion , with about six vines per square metre . |
| 25 | The feet can be washed in an oblong , straight-sided plastic household bucket filled with about six inches of warm water and a few drops of mild disinfectant , while sitting on a bathroom stool ( or using the lavatory as a seat ) . |
| 26 | and we should finish up with about six sides roughly . |
| 27 | ‘ Now you mention it , there was one of those wooden blocks with about six knives sticking out of it . ’ |
| 28 | I have here a petition with about 22,000 signatures , principally of visitors and the staff of the royal parks who are concerned about the proposed privatisation of those parks because they fear a consequent fall from the high standards established in them . |
| 29 | Among the developed countries of the world 11 per cent of the population are over 65 , compared with about 4 per cent in the developing nations ( Laslett 1989 ) . |
| 30 | At the moment , there are 5 classrooms , but the school is about to acquire a whole new floor with about 7 more rooms . |