Example sentences of "[prep] [being] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In several instances I have observed women successfully give an impression of being about ten years younger than they really are , until a major event happens in their lives , a death in the family perhaps , or a divorce . |
| 2 | His computer was totally compatible with the machines of the brand leader IBM , but with the added advantage of being about half the price and running at a much faster speed . |
| 3 | I 'll go in being about fifty , with grizzled hair and a rather lined face . ’ |
| 4 | Whirlwind , though it continued the story of the Noble House company , was a departure for Clavell in being about modern politics in Iran . |
| 5 | Er erm July , er June is erm , according to Chris 's seasonality figures , normally about erm twelve percent higher than the mean , erm so if they 'll take the mean at about , at being about three hundred and fifty , you know we 're looking at a figure of somewhere just over four hundred for July , as opposed to last July which was erm I think five er four hundred and ninety four complaints in the month , so it 's very unlikely that that output figure will continue going up next month . |