Example sentences of "of [pron] about [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although only 10×20m , it encompassed nine trees , two of them about 7m high , and only 2m from the back of the house . |
| 2 | The above differences add up to around £20–£22 per hour , of which about £10 arises from the higher financing costs resulting from the lower utilisation and higher price of aircraft in the UK . |
| 3 | News from last nights YEP says that leeds will have just over 3,100 tickets of which about 98% will be standing . |
| 4 | In April 1987 the Channel Ferry Disaster Fund had received some £3.45 million of which about £300,000 had been paid out by Trustees in the form of interim payments . |
| 5 | Over four years , $600,000 has gone into the ivory unit , of which about $200,000 was from Japanese and Hong Kong ivory trade associations , with the rest coming from governments and conservation groups . |
| 6 | On this basis the colonies spent about £3m. of which about £1.25m. was later refunded . |
| 7 | In 1989–90 , central government 's direct expenditure on education amounted to just over 4 billion , of which about 70% was for universities , polytechnics and other colleges of higher education , and 18% for science . |