Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] about 30 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creation of artificial waters does much to replace this loss , and five of the 12 sites in the table are gravel pits or reservoirs and support about 30 per cent . |
| 2 | The Spiny Eel , Macrognathus aculeatus , is found in S.E. Asia , and reaches about 30 cm . |
| 3 | A PASSENGER train smashed into a truck on a level crossing near Lisbon killing the train driver and injuring about 30 passengers . |
| 4 | Follow instructions in the cottage re water on and off ( arrival/departure ) — and allow about 30 minutes for tanks to drain fully before departure — always slower than one thinks ! |
| 5 | After five years , and aged about 30 , he was appointed programme manager for all foreign engine maintenance contracts . |
| 6 | It was a good walk into the girls ’ orphanage at Codlea and see about 30 of them happily at their machines under instruction from a tutor I had taught last year . |
| 7 | Floating on these plates , and covering about 30 per cent of them , are masses of lighter rock , which form the continents . |