Example sentences of "about [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think that is just about that . ’ |
| 2 | They moved in during September 1950 and just about that time Ninette de Valois announced that she was appointing John resident choreographer of Sadler 's Wells Theatre Ballet for the following season . |
| 3 | Well there used to be that 's right , with you John , talking about college group just about that time . |
| 4 | When my grandfather died in er just about that year . |
| 5 | Their work did not receive much attention , however , because at just about that time most people abandoned the original string theory of the strong force in favor of the theory based on quarks and gluons , which seemed to fit much better with observations . |
| 6 | Anyway perhaps if if I come back to you after next Tuesday afternoon when I 've got a meeting to talk just about that subject with the deputy and see what options are going to come forward . |
| 7 | What er more staff would mean is that more visits can be made to more HMO 's to put more of the problems right ; it 's , it 's just about that simple . |
| 8 | The second point , briefly , is that the white paper has turned its face on the establishment of an environmental protection agency , and independent environment protection agency , and erm , you may feel strongly , I know there was another report that came out just about that time that erm was advocating it , and you may feel that what is needed is a central , independent environmental protection agency . |
| 9 | it 's worth about that |
| 10 | used to be about few p er shillings more do you see , er a tonne yes . |
| 11 | Three years ago a tortoise of ours got killed like that and on just about this very spot . |
| 12 | I expected just about this . |
| 13 | Just about this time . |
| 14 | Just about this time he put his hand into his jacket pocket and found the two bills from Mouncy Street . |
| 15 | Deputy unit manager Phil Brown , who has taken responsibility for the computer system , says : ‘ We can do the stocktake in about half a day with the Psion Organiser . |
| 16 | ‘ If Sir Vivien had reached the fifteenth green at the time of his abduction and Bonzo arrived in the clubhouse at ten o'clock , we can assume that Sir Vivien himself must have begun his round at , shall we say , about half past eight . ’ |
| 17 | After about half an hour , Jane reappeared . |
| 18 | About half an hour later she reappeared . |
| 19 | If the incipient spin has progressed for more than about half a turn because the pilot has kept the stick back , applying the full opposite rudder must be a good thing because it helps to stop the rotation and to even up the stalling of the wings . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Much of this was ‘ own label ’ merchandise of course , but occasionally one would come across a familiar branded item , at about half the price of those at home . |
| 22 | For even better bedding , prepare the site , then lay an even bed of mortar over an area which can be paved in about half an hour . |
| 23 | The Republicans put up candidates in about half the constituencies and their overall share of the vote stayed low at 2.3 per cent . |
| 24 | In about half of those cases there is no apparent cause , according to the report . |
| 25 | The Blue Guide lists almost 20 museums , churches and galleries within a circular area about half a mile across . |
| 26 | Britons now chomp their way through more than 27,000 tonnes a year — about half a kilo for every man , woman and child . |
| 27 | About half said they were in stable relationships . |
| 28 | In about half , much of the work was insufficiently demanding , particularly for older and more able children . |
| 29 | ‘ They are about half a mile or so away , ’ he replied , ‘ and , most important , they are our guns . |
| 30 | I met up with Pat in a small room at the front of the house tucking into a breakfast of fried eggs and an obscure piece of meat that took up about half of his mess-tin . |