Example sentences of "[conj] about [num] the " in BNC.

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1 It is alleged in the statement of claim that at all material times since in or about 1988 the fifth defendants were retained and acted for , inter alia , Pantell S.A. and both of the Swiss Atlantic Holdings Ltd. companies .
2 He showed that the value of B for short tubes exceeded that for long ones by as much as 15 per cent and that for l/d greater than about 10 the values of B were independent of length .
3 I gather , however , that about 1982 the Home Office changed its mind .
4 Until about 1934 the Establishment explanation of these phenomena was remarkably unconvincing and seems to have reflected mainly a desire not to be asked embarrassing questions .
5 But about 11.30 the siren went .
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