Example sentences of "for about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left to its own devices , real ale stays in a drinkable condition for about a week . |
| 2 | I was there for about three and a half years . |
| 3 | I had been employed at Jersey House for about two and a half years when I was approached to see if I might like to do a little cleaning work to earn some overtime . |
| 4 | I stuck it for about a year and then moved on to another , slightly better hotel to do the same thing for marginally more money . |
| 5 | Allow the plant to rest with no food and little water for about six weeks after flowering has finished . |
| 6 | For about a week new blisters will appear . |
| 7 | If you can exercise just two or three times a week , for about half an hour at a time , you will keep your body in shape . |
| 8 | I rambled aimlessly for about an hour , in and out of dirty narrow streets , their only saving grace being their brevity , in and out of a variety of shops , bought some oranges from the market stalls , the most interesting feature of the wretched place , then went in to see an ‘ explicit sex ’ film and was presented with a badly mutilated and heavily censored version of some third-rate continental film which I left within the first fifteen minutes . |
| 9 | When applying a varnish , the brush should be dipped into it for about one-third of the length of the bristles and then , holding the brush in a similar way to a pencil , with the fingers holding the metal ferrule and the handle resting between the thumb and first finger , spread the varnish quickly and evenly over a small area . |
| 10 | You need a firm base allowing for about 30mm of sand plus the thickness of the slabs so your path will lie flush with the lawn soil level . |
| 11 | When all the colours have been applied , remove the stencil sheet and leave to dry for about 48 hours |
| 12 | ‘ We 've been doing Bona-Fido for about two years but still get some guests who do n't realise they could have brought their dogs along , ’ he said . |
| 13 | The needles are usually left in for about 15 minutes and are vibrated at intervals to achieve the required effect . |
| 14 | Sessions generally last for about 40 minutes and are required , by necessity , on a regular basis . |
| 15 | BBC has been testing EON on its local radio traffic experiment in south-east England and the Midlands for about two years , and several other European countries are already , or soon will be , implementing EON , although none of the 50 or so existing RDS models is suitable for this function . |
| 16 | For about 100 years Jewish and Christian scholars have demonstrated over and over again that the stereotype of the Pharisees found in the Gospels is a distortion which reflects the animosity of the Evangelists rather than the historical truth or even the attitude of Jesus himself . |
| 17 | General Noriega went on television to say he had been aware of the rebels ' plans for about three weeks . |
| 18 | Acquisitions Geeco and Concept Housewares are being integrated , and Betterware is selling the SABCo factory in East Kilbride for about two-and-a-half times purchase price . |
| 19 | Walker is British Steel 's largest single customer , accounting for about 7 per cent of its total output of 13.1 million tonnes . |
| 20 | Shape the mixture into smallish hamburgers in the palm of your hands and , turning them once , grill them for about 5-7 minutes depending on how rare you like the meat . |
| 21 | The couple are suing British Nuclear Fuels for about £150,000 compensation . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been a Lions fan for about 15 years and it 's great to see the look on the tourists ’ faces when I walk around Bangkok in my ‘ No One Likes Us We Do n't Care ’ T-shirt , ’ wrote Mr Barrett . |
| 23 | The hotel lies in five acres of fields and garden , and the Slingos , who own it , make the most of their beautiful surroundings by running painting courses for about £200 a week ( including breakfast and dinner ) , or £90 for a long weekend . |
| 24 | The north side of the market square , the Markt , is lined with them , and for about £6 you can have three basic courses . |
| 25 | An enormous bowl of mussels cooked in a delicious liquor with celery , onion , parsley and plenty of black pepper can be had for about £4 . |
| 26 | Books : Blue Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg ( Black/Norton , £11.95 ) , good for historical sights ; Brugge Inside Out available locally for about £4 is useful for more down-to-earth matters . |
| 27 | It sells combination tickets to four museums for about £3 . |
| 28 | Neither the very big and important financial futures business , which accounts for about 155 of the AFBD 's 400 members , nor the equally important oil market , is represented by the nine elected council members . |
| 29 | The company , which is one of the leading manufacturers of timber pallets in the UK , is thought to be planning the acquisition of a components manufacturer for about £700,000 . |
| 30 | The government ration card system allows an urban family to buy a case of imported beer for about 400 Kwanza . |