Example sentences of "[vb -s] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the main highway from Istanbul , which lies about 100 miles to the east , to the Greek border , some 100 miles to the west , and although in most parts it has a good tarmac surface it is in the main single carriageway . |
| 2 | A Foreign Ministry spokesman in Seoul said the 12 Chinese arrived on Tuesday on Cheju Island , which lies about 60 miles off Korea 's south-west coast . |
| 3 | On most sails this imaginary point lies about 18 to 22 inches ( 46–56cm ) from the front of the boom and can be found by standing the rig on the beach in a steady wind . |
| 4 | The small village of Kexby lies about five miles due east of York . |
| 5 | The village of Sancton lies about eight miles west of Beverley on the Market Weighton to Brough road . |
| 6 | One rather unusual feature is the Whin Common , which lies about half a mile to the north of the village . |
| 7 | The ancient village of Sutton in Holderness lies about three miles from the city of Kingston upon Hull . |
| 8 | But the busiest GA airfield in this area lies about fifteen flying minutes north of the city , at Paraparaumu aerodrome on the Kapiti coast . |
| 9 | Cousin Island also has a small population of giant tortoises , including ‘ George ’ said to be 150 years old and one of the survivors of the endemic subspecies , the others having been introduced from the island of Aldabra which lies about a thousand kilometres away off the north of Madagascar . |
| 10 | The Scottish army marched to relieve Berwick and encountered the English forces drawn up on Halidon Hill , which lies about two miles north-west of the town and commands all approaches to it from the north . |
| 11 | They did visit Cawdor Castle , which lies about six miles south-south-west of Nairn , reached by the B9090 and linking with the B9191 to the village of Cawdor . |
| 12 | Puerto de la Luz y Las Palmas , to give it its correct name , lies about two miles due south and is protected by a massive breakwater . |
| 13 | Haddo House and its 180 acres of gardens lies about 20 miles north of Aberdeen . |
| 14 | When discovered , the wreck was thought to be another English naval ship , the Dartmouth , most of which lies about half a mile away . |
| 15 | However , before that , in two days ’ time , on the Feast of St Leo the Great , you will meet Irvine , My Lord Cardinal 's spy , at Coldstream Priory which lies about thirty miles from here . |
| 16 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 17 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 18 | Measuring 51 cm ( 20 in ) in diameter , the table is made from 12 mm ( ½″ ) chipboard and stands about 61 cm ( 24 ″ ) high . |
| 19 | He stands about 6ft 4ins and weighs almost sixteen stone . |
| 20 | This church stands about three miles from Ravenna at Classe ( Classis ) which was the port for the city in the days of Imperial Rome . |
| 21 | ‘ The spire , which stands about 145ft tall , is a much admired landmark and a very beautiful structure , ’ Fr O'Connor added . |
| 22 | its er about four feet long and it stands about two feet high , it 's on legs , it takes quite a lot of room up and we need the space . |
| 23 | The cemetery , which contains graves of men , women and children , covers about 15,000 square yards . |
| 24 | The plume of smoke from these fires now covers about 15,000 square kilometres ( 5,800 square miles ) and has drifted as far as Iran . |
| 25 | The TLS covers about 50 books a week , from most fields except science and technology . |
| 26 | It covers about 3630 acres , traversed by the River Holbeck and drained by several small tributaries , mainly Fitlock Brook . |
| 27 | The weights are determined from the results of the annual Family Expenditure Survey which covers about 7,000 households selected from all parts of the UK : each member of the household over sixteen years of age is asked to provide information on his or her spending behaviour over a period of a fortnight and also to describe any longer-term expenditures . |
| 28 | This covers about 90 charities . |
| 29 | This section covers about 13 miles . |
| 30 | Drawn up by the Advertising Association , the new code covers about 90 per cent of the companies that use direct mail . |