Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A study by Harris , Sofianos and Shapiro ( 1990 ) of programme trading on the NYSE in June 1989 found evidence that programme trading occurs when the basis ( the difference between the futures and spot prices ; see Chapter 6 ) is wide , and that the programme trading is followed by the basis closing to its usual level within about 15 minutes . |
| 2 | I had been in the division only about three months , and barely knew what naphtha was . |
| 3 | As a rule only about 10 per cent of such men can be shown to have the organism when only urethral tests are taken . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been on telly just about non-stop for 12 months , but I 've got a few ideas I have n't had time to work on . ’ |
| 5 | Should he win , he could be the youngest MP since 15-year-old Henry Long won Old Sarum ( electorate probably about two men and fifty horses ) in 1435 . |
| 6 | Vertical markets comprise professional accounting — although the small accountancy practices to which the group sells have been hard-hit by recession , it has managed to maintain stable revenues by selling upgrades of existing accountancy software ranges ; retail — while Radius started selling to this sector only about two years ago , it ‘ performed above expectations ’ , having won a new £500,000 contract from Dixons Group Plc , a £400,000 contract from Southern Electric Plc and a £25,000 contract from Ing C Olivetti SpA ; the public sector — the company has built on its traditional strength in local government to move into health and central government ; fuel distribution — another new area of activity which Bland said is ‘ growing ’ , although he could provide no figures ; and finally , the printing industry — while Radius has in the past concentrated on big customers such as Bowater and Smurfitt , it has now released a ‘ stripped-down ’ version of its management software to attract smaller users . |
| 7 | He 'll be at home tonight about nine . |
| 8 | I have had this Land Rover for 18 years and rebuilt the engine once about six years ago . |
| 9 | The English took little note of the fantasy before about 1585 ; the favourite form was still the ‘ In nomine ’ . |
| 10 | at the bottom then about six foot gap and then |
| 11 | While I would have liked to have seen a bit more about 9 Sqn 's contribution to the Tirpitz attacks , I appreciate that this is a book about 617 Sqn . |
| 12 | ‘ Two murders which took place within about twenty-four hours . |
| 13 | During the same period only about 70 per cent of the pupils who complete fifth grade every year will be able to continue their schooling in the regular education system . |
| 14 | For example , the experimental Peckham Health Centre ( opened in 1926 in the London suburb of Peckham as a community centre dedicated to the study and maintenance of the conditions necessary for health ) found that when it re-opened after the War only about half the original members ' families remained in the area . |
| 15 | Although these figures suggest some recent increase , as des Forges and Harber record only about 40 for the period 1950 to 1960 , this would easily be accounted for by the great increase in regular observations at the coast . |
| 16 | Well there used to be that 's right , with you John , talking about college group just about that time . |
| 17 | But the lack of a hominid fossil record before about 5 million years ago — and any fossil record for the African apes — is still a frustrating barrier . |
| 18 | That is , the common ancestor of these phyla was much simpler in its anatomy than any of them , and the anatomical complexities ( e.g. segmented body plan , skeletal structures , image-forming eyes ) evolved independently in the different phyla , although it is impossible to be sure of this in the absence of an adequate fossil record before about 600 million years ago . |
| 19 | If the lunar curves in Figure 6.9 can roughly be applied to Mercury then crater erasure took place before about 4000 Ma ago , and most of the present craters , which may also have given rise to the smooth plains , were in place by about 3000 Ma ago , and little has happened on the Mercurian surface since except for the effects of tidal slow-down and interior shrinkage . |
| 20 | Oh well er the size of the home place here about ninety three acre and then we 've three of that well that place is for byre but that 's about sixty acre , all added together . |
| 21 | Between 0100 and 0600 on an average night only about 12 visits are made across Berkshire . |
| 22 | His own paintings , an unusual and sometimes uneasy melding of academic style with nascent Impressionism , have generally been neglected , perhaps due to their extreme rarity only about seventy exist . |
| 23 | A nice green colour just about four inches long . |
| 24 | couple of things we saw each other and then over a space of about two months we saw each other probably about three times |
| 25 | Prof Biddle said the dig had not unearthed any archaeological evidence before about 900 . |
| 26 | No finish about about nine o'clock . |
| 27 | It follows that few clues can be expected from the Moon about the development of its surface before about 4000 Ma ago . |
| 28 | An English team drawn from deaf football clubs in Newcastle , Leeds , Sheffield , Nottingham , Stoke and Manchester , accompanied by hundreds of supporters , made the trip to Glasgow ( eleven hours by train from Manchester ) , and the match was played in excellent weather conditions at Ibrox Park before about 3,000 spectators and resulted in a 3–3 draw . |
| 29 | For a start only about thirty or so take part , since it is organised in four-ball teams , with one professional , a celebrity who is normally from sport or show business , and two amateurs . |
| 30 | It was n't long before I got caught shoplifting again so I was back on remand at Low Newton — I think I must have been on remand there about eight times . |