Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] by about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My right leg remained shorter than my left by about half an inch . |
| 2 | Freemantle reports that Anne Leapor predeceased her daughter by about four years . |
| 3 | The Church Commissioners , who supply parishes with about half their funds , have had to cut their contribution by about 20 per cent . |
| 4 | ON 28 November 1990 , Antonio Gilvan da Cruz , a member of the Truka community , was seized at his home by about eight armed men in civilian clothes ( see AMNESTY June/July , ‘ Pushing up the daffodils in Brazil ’ , pp18–19 ) . |
| 5 | It may be argued that this issue was seriously underpriced and that the nation undersold-its asset by about 1.3 billion . |