Example sentences of "[adv] for about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even a picture measuring 30 × 25cm ( 12 × 10in ) , which is large enough to display quite a few flowers and takes a fair amount of skill , would only need a backing 30cm ( 12in ) square , so ½m ( ½yd ) of material could be enough for about eight pictures , depending on the width of the material . |
| 2 | Now of course there are other er forms of erm er o o of fuel er there 's coal erm and we have large stocks of coal in this country er enough for about two hundred er years er again you ask the question well why therefore is the , is the government coal cl cl closing down er a large part of the coal industry ? |
| 3 | Moreover , it broadcast only for about four hours each evening ; and ten years later it was still on air only 60 per cent as much as BBC1 . |
| 4 | He 's been like this only for about thirty seconds . |
| 5 | REPORTS that the Government plans to save about 13 of the 31 coal mines threatened with closure — but only for about two years — were dismissed as speculation by Downing Street last night . |
| 6 | Saves leaving them in the car , probably only for about two hours , I do n't know if it 's better leaving at home or taking with me , there 's . |
| 7 | 30 " He was dead when he went in , and as he 'd been dead only for about six to seven hours , it could n't have been longer than that . |
| 8 | The effect , however , lasts only for about twenty-four hours , for tannin manufacture ( say the botanists ) consumes a considerable amount of plant energy and resources . |
| 9 | These plants are undoubtedly growing in the harshest terrestrial conditions on our planet and can metabolise only for about 300 hours a year . |
| 10 | If my deductions are correct , Fishbane has been in charge of buying only for about three years , because for the previous three the magazines being ordered were very rum indeed . |
| 11 | Cook gently for about 5 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly . |
| 12 | Melt the butter in a saucepan , add the nettles and stew gently for about 10 minutes . |
| 13 | Then simmer gently for about 30 to 45 minutes . |
| 14 | Cover the pan and simmer very gently for about 20 minutes . |
| 15 | Bring to the boil , then lower the heat and simmer gently for about 1½ hours . |
| 16 | It concerned a young woman , Ann Fook , who had allegedly not passed any urine naturally for about 26 weeks , ‘ during which time it was vomited up ’ . |
| 17 | After washing , squeeze water out with a towel and leave to dry naturally for about 15 minutes . |
| 18 | For about three weeks I sat constantly for about four hours a day with Dawn perched on my fist , watching TV or listening to the radio , quietly trying to make it seem as if this were the most natural thing in the world for a boy and his owl to be doing . |
| 19 | We talked together for about two hours . |
| 20 | They were together for about two-and-a-half years and he is her son Sean 's father . |
| 21 | About 20 trainees may be brought together for about ten days spread over a few months , interspersed with more in-bureau case study exercises and observation . |
| 22 | If you have a nose bleed , apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils together for about ten minutes . |
| 23 | Laboratory studies of the South American burrowing frog showed that one layer of skin tissue was added daily for about 40 days to form the cocoon . |
| 24 | I do n't like leaving her on her own too long ( I usually have to be away for about eight hours ) . |
| 25 | I went away for about five days , six |
| 26 | Well we can still be away for about four lessons at four thirty so er |
| 27 | We were away for about 3 minutes but on our return a new sight greeted us . |
| 28 | When the grubs hatch , they tunnel into the wood and carry on gnawing it away for about three years , before turning into pupae just below the surface and so restarting the cycle . |
| 29 | the only battleship I know about is the girl friend go away for about three months at a time and you 'd say of where 's Norman , oh he 's er working and then we all knew he 's working for a he 'd put them in the computer systems right the way throughout the ships |
| 30 | Just for about half an hour . |