Example sentences of "was about 20 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theoretical wheel load was about 20 tons , but since the wheels were in pairs , and not suspended on flexible bogeys , unless the rails were level , the wheels on the higher level might be carrying the load for the pair . |
| 2 | It does appear that , in general , British new towns have a better than average safety record : a 1975 TRRL report suggests that the frequency of injury accidents in seven ‘ Mark One ’ new towns was about 20 per cent less than in other towns . |
| 3 | It was about 20 minutes into the game , and the English team was reportedly frustrated at losing all the put-ins to that point . |
| 4 | Taking the two tests together , the difference between the Scots and the world champions was about 20 points . |
| 5 | The car , which was about 20 yards down the road , suddenly stopped ; I watched , puzzled . |
| 6 | MY HUSBAND Leslie taught me to play golf when I was about 20 . |
| 7 | ‘ then in my next match against Switzerland I beat Heinz Gunthardt when he was about 20 in the world and that was a key win for me . ’ |
| 8 | Their pay varied , but very few girls in these occupations ever earned as much as the 12s-13s a week , which as we have seen is what a girl compositor could be earning by the time she was about 20 , with the ( limited but real ) possibility of earning more later . |
| 9 | ( At the extremes , a child of professional parents was about 20 times more likely than a child of semi-skilled and unskilled workers to enter full-time higher education . ) |
| 10 | One was about 20 , 5ft 8in tall and with long side burns . |
| 11 | The ferry was about 20 miles out of Liverpool when Mr Hodgkinson took ill . |