Example sentences of "[verb] about [n mass] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a stock of government bonds outstanding of over £120 billion and an average maturity of around 10 years , it follows that stock falling due for redemption will average about £12 billion per annum . |
| 2 | ‘ The spire , which stands about 145ft tall , is a much admired landmark and a very beautiful structure , ’ Fr O'Connor added . |
| 3 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 4 | Every piece of carving on the Chindit , which stands about 3ft high , was done with the Woodcarver |
| 5 | The three women say this is contrary to the wishes of thousands of people who contributed about £3 million to help troops and their families who suffered in the war . |
| 6 | The country has about 6m public employees of all kinds . |
| 7 | The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council takes up its role from 1 April and has about £343 million to distribute . |
| 8 | Russell Walls , finance director of the textile group Coats Viyella , , which has about £70 million ACT surplus to requirements , said both reforms were good news for companies with surplus ACT and foreign income . |
| 9 | One is called the National Foreign Intelligence Program and contains about $12 billion and the other , controlled by the Secretary of Defense , is called the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities Budget and contains a further $12 billion . |
| 10 | Cut the gripper strips about 40mm shorter than the width of the stair carpet so that edges wo n't show , and do the same for the underlay , which should fit from the end of each strip on the tread , over the nosing , up to the edge of the next strip on the riser . |
| 11 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) criticised the £8 billion of profits from the various companies which would yield about £2 billion or £2.5 billion of taxation to the Exchequer . |
| 12 | Remove the lower leaves and thorns and place about 6in deep and 6in apart in a trench , poking them into a layer of sharp sand . |
| 13 | COOK 'S NOTE : To make caraque , melt about 175g/6oz plain chocolate , then spread it thickly on some baking parchment and leave to set . |
| 14 | Cruise and Kidman are among Hollywood 's highest earners , having made about £100 million . |
| 15 | Muggers earn about £13 million terrorising people in the streets . |
| 16 | The latest move is aimed at saving about £2.5 million a year . |
| 17 | Interruptible tariffs will soon be tested in two years of field trials costing about £1.5 million . |
| 18 | Land reclamation covering 600 acres and costing about £6 million has been completed . |
| 19 | It is part of a broader vandalism problem in the region 's schools , costing about £10 million a year to prevent and repair . |
| 20 | A working party of remote sensing specialists last year proposed a five year programme of work costing about £2 million a year . |
| 21 | Here the National Coal Board is investing Government money to sink new deep mines , each costing about £50 million . |
| 22 | Most boats carry four units , though some of the bigger ones have as many as twenty , costing about £1000 each . |
| 23 | In the Royal Docks in the eastern segment of the LDDC , a comprehensive renewal project is likely to be effected , costing about £2.5 billion . |
| 24 | Sketchley requires you to hold 300 ordinary shares , costing about £3.71 each , to qualify for its discount . |
| 25 | THE Royal Ordnance Factory at Leeds yesterday delivered to the British Army the first production version of the Challenger tank , less than three years after the Ministry of Defence ordered the vehicle.The army is receiving more than 200 Challengers , costing about £300 million , to beef up its defences in Germany against Soviet tanks . |
| 26 | Cover about 1sq m at a time . |
| 27 | The Anti-Counterfeiting Group , a pressure group whose members include some of the major companies suffering at the hands of the fakers , estimates that among those suffering the most are the motorparts industry which loses about £100 million a year ; perfume companies which lose £35 million ; drug companies which lose £25 million ; and the Swiss watch industry which loses £5 million . |
| 28 | The potential is underlined by the fact that the US market , with just twice the population of Japan , absorbed about 10m personal computers last year , against the modest 2.2m sold in Japan — although the comparison is distorted by the fact that the dedicated word processor is still a major force in the Japanese market , and 2.24m Japanese-language word processors produced in 1992 according to the Electronics Industry Association of Japan , which means that combined sales for word processors and personal computers are much closer to parity with the US market . |
| 29 | Made from hardwood and softwood they cost about £1.25 each to make , and take no time to construct . |
| 30 | The laser guns cost about £6000 each but will not be used officially by the West Mercia Police until they have been approved by the Home Office . |