Example sentences of "[noun sg] be about six " in BNC.
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| 1 | We started with parallel leading , where the trainer and horse are about six feet apart and move forward in straight lines . |
| 2 | The transverse width is about six times the height , and their length may be 80 km ( so miles ) or more . |
| 3 | The roof was about six foot high , which meant he had to stoop slightly to accommodate his extra two inches of height as he moved along . |
| 4 | When the second 's about six metres up I realise there 's another line just to the right . |
| 5 | The unemployment rates among married heads of household moving from the owner-occupied to the local authority sector is about six times the rate of those moving in the opposite direction ( Murphy and Sullivan , 1986 ) . |
| 6 | At a guess the bundle was about six inches deep . |
| 7 | The ‘ he ’ in question was about six years old ! |
| 8 | Well the difference is about six hundred and seventy two pounds . |
| 9 | Hitch was about six feet from the edge of the pier when he jumped , landing with surprising agility . |
| 10 | By the time your young dog is about six months old you should be developing other commands which will form part of its outdoor training requirements , in preparation for allowing the dog off its leash . |
| 11 | After a positive test result the family practitioner and health visitor are contacted when the baby is about six weeks old to develop a social profile of the family and decide how best to approach them to offer a venous blood test to confirm or refute the screening test . |
| 12 | It would be a provision both outside the erm Greater York area and because of the erm statutory definition of the greenbelt being about six miles erm from from York City Centre , it would also be outside the greenbelt . |
| 13 | The revolutionary bathroom appliance is about six feet long with dozens of tiny holes to allow warm air to escape . |
| 14 | Rats received intraperitoneal DMSO at a dose of 550 mg/kg , because previous work had shown that peak concentrations occur within 30 minutes and that the average half life is about six hours at that dose and route of administration . |
| 15 | The depth is about six foot along the middle , which is the line I will fish , hoping to catch roach to 12 oz . |
| 16 | This board is about six feet by four feet with two side boards , and has been previously spread to a depth of about one inch with wet clay . |
| 17 | This section of the towpath was about six feet wide , with the riverside cottages to their left and an iron railing to the right . |
| 18 | The waiting time was about six weeks , and each booking cost the NHS £150 . |
| 19 | The envelope was about six inches by four and almost an inch thick . |
| 20 | The stage was about six metres wide , the size of an average living-room . |