Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] about two " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 6.00pm the cliffs of Dunnose were sighted about two miles off , bearing north by east . |
| 2 | last time this was used about two years ago so it 's a bit stiff . |
| 3 | ‘ Right , and he was admitted about two hours ago . ’ |
| 4 | This is largely because he was mistaken about two of his standard candles : his cepheid variables had characteristics somewhat different from those he assumed , and some of his brightest ‘ stars ’ were actually highly luminous bodies of ionised hydrogen . |
| 5 | A youth who led the horses for hauling was paid about two thirds of this rate . |