Example sentences of "is about " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this happens take a hydrometer reading and if the gravity is about 1010 syphon the beer into the wine cube . |
| 2 | Our Lavatera ‘ Barnsley ’ , now in its second year , is about 5ft tall and ready to flower . |
| 3 | Because of the need to refuel the two power cars , the practical operating range of an HST set is about 1,100 miles after which the unit must visit the depot to replenish its tanks . |
| 4 | The face is about 1000m high ; photo D. Gaffney , other photos R. Everett . |
| 5 | Once mixed , the shelf life in an open container is about 3 days , but this can be extended if the container is sealed after mixing , and kept in a cool place . |
| 6 | Full-scale output frequency is about 100 Hz , and linearity error is below 0.5 . |
| 7 | The outer security ring is about 22 miles from the city and this would be extended to about 62 miles as deals are struck with local tribes , he said . |
| 8 | It has been calculated that Allied 's breakup value is about 1,000p a share . |
| 9 | The compound is about 800 yards from the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal , where the 12,000 US military personnel of the US Southern Command were put on full alert . |
| 10 | It really is about time that journalists stopped mouthing the myths of modern-day Thatcherism . |
| 11 | The success rate for liver transplants in children is about 75 per cent . |
| 12 | If all goes smoothly , she now has the chance to become the first ‘ young British designer ’ to be internationally recognised ( oddly , in the fashion business , designers are believed to be as young as their clothes look , which , in Hamnett 's case , is about 19 ) . |
| 13 | The cap stone is about 12ft by 9ft and is supported by other stones . |
| 14 | On average this is about 33 per cent , although it ranges up to about 60 per cent in the case of Italy , and is over 40 per cent for Britain , France and the United States . |
| 15 | The rig is about ten feet long and is attached by a blood know to the main reel line . |
| 16 | The depth is about six foot along the middle , which is the line I will fish , hoping to catch roach to 12 oz . |
| 17 | The island , in truth little more than a detached headland , is about seventy metres high , and progress on to it is by way of one of many gullies filled with sand . |
| 18 | Not too far is about eight kilometres , a distance that takes us well over an hour , although time is irrelevant . |
| 19 | This couple have four or five kids and their eldest daughter is about seventeen . |
| 20 | It is about 24 hours 50 mins . |
| 21 | • When all results from the free-running experiments are considered , the sleep/wake cycle is about 25 hours . |
| 22 | We have already seen that it is common to feel tired about lunchtime ( the ‘ post-lunch dip ’ ) ; this is about 12 hours after retiring and so is another example of an ultradian rhythm with a period less than 24 hours . |
| 23 | It is estimated that the worm population in the average herbaceous garden is about a quarter of a million per hectare , which is roughly a hundred thousand per acre . |
| 24 | The fee is about £300 plus VAT excluding transport costs — or they can re-enamel the bath in situ . |
| 25 | The proportion varies between systems but a typical profile is about 50% heat and 30% to 40% electricity . |
| 26 | The cost for each acre of reforestation is about £60 and about 600 trees are planted to each acre of land . |
| 27 | To me , Troublesome Behaviour is about four people desperately trying to make contact with each other . |
| 28 | Their annual income on an acre of opium poppy is about £300 . |
| 29 | Battery life on the Lynx is about four hours with six AA batteries , but a mains adapter is included in the package ( the GameBoy adapter is extra ) . |
| 30 | Bell Group is about 75 per cent owned by Bond Corp . |