Example sentences of "that [be] about " in BNC.

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1 That s about it .
2 I mean , Im into football — but playing it and Leeds — that s about it .
3 that s about it I think .
4 What on earth had all that been about ? she wondered .
5 And I 'll have a word with the powers that be about monitoring the telephone .
6 time would that be about that you started
7 So would that be about er the late fifties or something you would you came here then yourself ?
8 It will vaguely push to expand trade with South American countries , but that is about it .
9 A. In Lancashire , Merseyside and Greater Manchester in the last 10 years about 2 000 000 people have moved house ; that is about one third of all families .
10 That is about what would be expected if a short burst of neutrons with a range of energies had to travel a long distance ; the slower , less-energetic neutrons would lag behind those with more energy .
11 And that is about it .
12 Lesley 's niece , Beverley Spencer , 18 , said : ‘ She is on a life support unit but you can talk to her and she can flicker her eyes in response but that is about it .
13 I think that is about everything — but I must say that each time is as important as the next and I use them all .
14 At its most specific , it has a very limited currency : it recurs between canine and feline , and between puppy and kitten — but that is about all .
15 I know a lot of people to say ‘ Hello ’ to , but that is about it .
16 However , that is about all we would know .
17 ( Often refers to persons in the age group between puberty and young adulthood , that is about 14–17 years or some similar period in the teens ; the limits of which depend on the timing of puberty and adulthood in a particular population ) .
18 But that is about all .
19 They know that the Opposition team consists of a television producer , a psychiatrist , a social anthropologist , a trade union official and a charity worker — and that is about it .
20 In the circumstances , that is about right .
21 That is about the ticket .
22 As John would say , that is about the birds .
23 so , so even if you 're in the or whatever you know you could still enjoy a meal and so that is about making it special to everyone .
24 And that is about what happens when someone leaves a job of their own accord .
25 ‘ I 'll change a few names but that 's about it .
26 That 's about it .
27 That 's about it , ’ Moran said .
28 I 'll meet you in the park , you know the gate at the top of Gloucester Road , that 's about equal for both of us .
29 And that 's about all .
30 That 's about what you 'd expect for a tractor of this size .
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