Example sentences of "'s about " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just think it 's about time I moved on , you know . |
| 2 | ‘ The only problem is it 's about a year too soon for us . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you think it 's about time you pushed off , Piper ? |
| 4 | It 's about thirty people , really that of a very small central overhead , certainly when spread around a company with £1.8bn of sales . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's about time you and Mummy stopped going to that dreary old Richardson in the High Street and switched to Mr Vigo . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Billy , it 's about time we did something about the way you look . ’ |
| 7 | I think it 's about time I went back home . |
| 8 | I was hoping there was , cos it 's about time I got back home — it 's getting pretty late . |
| 9 | That was the boss ; all the other crews are already on task and D Squadron needs a new gearbox in one of its Chieftains — it 's about six miles from here so they 're sending out a truck with the spares and we 're to meet it there . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ A bit less than that , ’ mused the Troop Commander , ‘ but by the map it 's about two hundred and fifty to three hundred metres and a damn sight wider than we 're used to . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's about ten times better , ’ Bodo said bluntly and cheerfully , swigging his glassful and accepting another . |
| 12 | 10 acres of land ( that 's about 5 football pitches ) will support |
| 13 | It 's about halfway between London and Edinburgh , about level with Liverpool and Hull , and it 's easy to get to by train , plane or automobile . |
| 14 | It 's about two men who go away every weekend doing different things . |
| 15 | Brazil 's rate last year was 1,800% , Argentina 's 1,344% , Uruguay 's 129% and Paraguay 's about 40% . |
| 16 | That 's about eighty in dog years . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We do have a bit of indie in us , it 's about 10 per cent indie , 90 per cent dance . |
| 18 | That 's about £5,000 cheaper than most similar-sized tractors , points out Zelor . |
| 19 | It 's about time somebody answered it ! |
| 20 | That 's about thirty miles each way — a terribly long way to come , particularly as he would have to cross London . ’ |
| 21 | It 's a profession and it 's about time they started to act like professionals . ’ |
| 22 | That 's about nine hundred too many , in my opinion . ’ |
| 23 | It 's about time that most of these types were out of diving . |
| 24 | Knitted in Patons Pure New Wool Sport , the man 's jumper costs approximately £28 to knit , the woman 's about £24 and the child 's £15 . |
| 25 | The brand new ramp deck for Steve Caballero , once again made by Powell Peralta. and it 's about time Cab had a new model : this one is 31 ½ inches long , with a 6 inch tail , 9 ¾ inch wide . |
| 26 | It 's about time groups felt more about the music than the money . ’ |
| 27 | Medical Records Bill Becomes Law It 's About Time ! |
| 28 | All we can say is , it 's about time ! |
| 29 | It 's about 45 feet to putt but he holes it . |
| 30 | On the awkward leg some of the worst reasons for tacking are : ‘ It 's about time I did one . ’ |