Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To turn around from the forward stance to face in the opposite direction , adopt the standard forward stance , and then move the right foot about half a shoulder 's width to the left , pivoting on the left foot and maintaining balance . |
| 2 | a white line about half a centimetre from the edge of the work being put on . |
| 3 | She then kneads it with her mandibles and front legs into a soft pellet about half the size of her head and flies off with it to her building site . |
| 4 | The farmer and I went over and gazed down at a circular black object about half an inch across floating on the surface of the milk . |
| 5 | We could see the burning kite about half a mile away , and the blood wagon and fire engine racing to the rescue . |
| 6 | This hotel is set on a beautiful bay about half a mile from Diamante . |
| 7 | Other dinosaur track evidence reveals a medium-sized biped weighing about half a ton , seeming to run at 43kph , which is faster than a man but still considerably slower than a racehorse . |
| 8 | The Villa Carla is a two-storey villa in a quiet , spacious garden about half a mile from the centre of Forte dei Marmi . |
| 9 | Of the 2½ percentage points increase in the share of civil spending in total production about half is accounted for by services ( health and education ) and half by transfers . |
| 10 | The Blue Guide lists almost 20 museums , churches and galleries within a circular area about half a mile across . |