Example sentences of "was about [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The density of LSW was about during the 1960s , decreasing to in the early 1970s , and has since increased again reaching 1.5 =34.66 kgm -3 in 1986 4 and in 1992 ( J. R. N. Lazier , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 2 | Half the faces in the stalls were turned the wrong way , trying to see what the fuss was about in the back row . |
| 3 | I had heard rumours that Jack the Ripper was about in the night , but that did n't stop me launching into the fog . |
| 4 | No one was about in the suburban roads and avenues . |
| 5 | Yeah I , I , I think , I think it was about by the time he , he 'd had this allowance from you know going to College , I , I think it left him with about twenty seven bob a week , which was n't bad you know . |