Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should think about eight now . ’ |
| 2 | Well it should n't it it did i but if you just went up to the top they got a pair of I should think about four or five lengths they had to take it off the sprocket and er course you see they |
| 3 | Anyhow there were , the shouts were appealing from the I should think about two thousand , five hundred people in the ground here . |
| 4 | Oh , dear he 's been dead , ten it must of been the ten , this is eighty two , seventy two , about sixty five I should think about sixty five |
| 5 | RSPCA wildlife officer Colin Booty said : ‘ The legislation should bring about responsible breeding and release of birds , with more thought given to their welfare after release . ’ |
| 6 | This pressure must bring about greater awareness of the need for good management techniques both in the organisation of a practice or department and in the execution of clients ' work . |
| 7 | I should like about 80 per cent . |
| 8 | The top must measure about six feet by four feet … you can please yourself where you put the steps . |
| 9 | It is hardly surprising that , after what he had witnessed , he should set about some slaughter of his own . |
| 10 | By this time next year , we should have about 12 UST 's operational worldwide . ’ |
| 11 | If the theory about the way that the Sun shines is correct , the Sun should produce about 180 billion billion billion billion neutrinos each second . |
| 12 | These stations should produce about 1000 MW . |
| 13 | Macca and Speed must have about 6 … |
| 14 | He must have about ten . |
| 15 | The whole exercise , from beginning to end , should take about two hours , with plenty of time at the start just for thinking . |
| 16 | When the pork is crispy and dry , which should take about 4 minutes , remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper . |
| 17 | It will cost around A$20 million and should take about four years to build . |
| 18 | It 's this erm , as mentioned on the telephone the purpose of my visit is er erm the whole review should take about forty five minutes , well that 's up to now are we supposed to say . |
| 19 | This process should take about 2 hours . |
| 20 | Mola had estimated that it should take about three weeks to conquer the coastal area as far west as Santander . |
| 21 | Should take about three quarters of an hour ? |
| 22 | The whole exercise should take about ten to fifteen minutes — leave lots of time for the ‘ imagining ’ part . |
| 23 | I got twenty past , er , I reckon this should take about ten minutes to a quarter of an hour , okay . |
| 24 | should take about ten minutes |
| 25 | Do n't try to hurry the programme of exercises , which should take about twenty minutes or so . |
| 26 | Well us lot must walk about half a mile a day you know . |
| 27 | See well th the dredger they get now , the little dredger they got now that should hold about four hundred ton . |
| 28 | Well I do n't know , I mean Steve must pay about eighty pounds a bloody week . |
| 29 | This having been confirmed , the city is spending about $5.3 million for the ‘ Ottoman ’ show , with projected attendance of 500,000 , and $3.2 million for the smaller ‘ Etruscans ’ exhibition , which should attract about 200,000 . |
| 30 | The company should receive about 9,000 ounces of gold next year from its 50 per cent share of the Transaccion mine in Spain . |