Example sentences of "[is] [adv] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when you realise it 's somewhere about three hundred and fifty thousand chartered engineers in th U K as a whole you 'll see most of them belong to the three major organisations . |
| 2 | As long as the mouse is within about five feet of the receiver unit , it will work no matter which way it is pointed , even with obstacles like cups and books in between . |
| 3 | room 's only about eleven and a half , because you get the back room , the front room and then it goes in a bit |
| 4 | There 's only about six left on . |
| 5 | Yeah it 's only about six week . |
| 6 | Thought we might have Joanne and Paul round over the next couple of weeks or something before the wedding pre-wedding , it 's only about six weeks you know till their wedding ! |
| 7 | But when he asked to bring Bobby Hunt he was careful to explain why : ‘ He 's quite talented and would enjoy making drawings so enormously , as he never seems to get out of town : please do n't hesitate to say no if it would be akward [ sic ] , he 's only about eighteen and quite manageable , and we will bring some food … ’ |
| 8 | But it 's only about eighteen months or two is n't it ? |
| 9 | I mean , she 's only about eighteen and she , she hates |
| 10 | That 's only about sixty |
| 11 | So overall it 's only about five hectares . |
| 12 | Clare he 's only about five |
| 13 | He 's only about five foot ! |
| 14 | Again it 's only about four foot high and about four foot wide and a beautiful flower , a beautiful old fashioned type flower and a new , new variety of er of shrub rose and of course again it 's repeat flowering so they go on right through the season and both of them their fragrance is beautiful . |
| 15 | Anyway , I come in ah , I went int kitchen , and I thought oh , there 's a loaf out of freezer , and I looked at the loaf but there 's only about four sandwiches in it . |
| 16 | Oh yeah , she 's only about four foot ten |
| 17 | Well I think it 's only about four . |
| 18 | They 'll still be is just walk straight in , it 's only about eight foot deep so if I 'm going forty odd there int a car bonnet . |
| 19 | No it 's not , it 's only about eight weeks away . |
| 20 | And it 's only about two or three five marks . |
| 21 | That 's only about two month ago is n't it ? |
| 22 | Cos it 's , and it 's only about two and half . |
| 23 | which the vinegar 's only about two percent probably that |
| 24 | And it does n't last very long , there 's only about two week 's worth there ! |
| 25 | No , cos they 're fluorescent , it 's only about twelve watts , it 's less than a light bulb . |
| 26 | It 's very short , it 's only about fifteen hundred words , and that I think explains it even more clearly . |
| 27 | So we 'll cut it all down so there 's only about half of it that you need to learn okay and I 'll print you a table out on the computer like that and then you can ask your mum to ask you them . |
| 28 | It 's , and , and if you actually look on the actual area we 're talking about , there 's only one , two , three , four , there 's only about half a dozen tables . |
| 29 | ‘ But the girl 's only about ten . ’ |
| 30 | that means nothing at the beginning because there 's only about ten boys and she 'll be in charge of them all . |