Example sentences of "for about [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left to its own devices , real ale stays in a drinkable condition for about a week . |
| 2 | I stuck it for about a year and then moved on to another , slightly better hotel to do the same thing for marginally more money . |
| 3 | For about a week new blisters will appear . |
| 4 | Social security accounts for about a third of total public spending in most western states . |
| 5 | If unopened , perfume will keep for about a year . |
| 6 | Next , hold the foot between both your hands for about a minute or two to soothe it . |
| 7 | ‘ I have n't had my hair cut for about a year and neither has Meera so I thought it was time for a change . ’ |
| 8 | Leee Childers : ‘ After playing in Pork , I 'd been back in America for about a year when the phone rang — it was Tony DeFries , David 's manager , who I had apparently met before but did n't remember . |
| 9 | Altogether , these groups account for about a quarter of all sales by Japanese firms . |
| 10 | For about a year he 's been analysing abduction experiences , with the aim of putting together a psycho-social profile of the classic victim . |
| 11 | These coins give no immediate clues as to their place of minting or indeed their date , for similar coinage in the name of Alexander continued to be made on a large scale for about a hundred years after his death . |
| 12 | Richard Baxter continued preaching in these churches for about a year until 1662 , when he was forbidden by law from any further public ministry . |
| 13 | Out of the married women sector , who accounted for about a third of abortions in 1980 , about 3% were because of Reason Four . |
| 14 | It was long after she had gone to sleep and he had prodded her in the ribs to stop her snoring and was , himself , lying awake , staring into the darkness , thinking about Donald that it occurred to Henry that this was the longest conversation he had had with Elinor for about a year and that , after a bad start , she had , once or twice , come dangerously near to amiability . |
| 15 | Although initial estimates were for far more , production from these fields is likely to come to no more than 1600 million cu. metres per year ( 1.4 MTOE ) — sufficient for about a quarter of 1984 gas use . |
| 16 | For about a year afterwards Anna received aromatherapy massage whenever she felt the need — once , sometimes twice , a month . |
| 17 | We remained like this for about a quarter of a minute . |
| 18 | The third case was impossible to assess , for Mrs Kitchener 's daughter did not want to be interviewed again , but the development officer 's account at a time when Mrs Kitchener had been known to the project for about a year gives some indication of the situation : |
| 19 | ‘ Con Gallagher and Una have been lovers for about a year now . ’ |
| 20 | You must pay full stamps for about a quarter of the qualifying years in your working life to get any basic pension at all — even at a reduced rate . |
| 21 | It is sold as a paste and is hardened by light ; once the paste is in the cavity , the dentist sets it by shining a blue light for about a minute . |
| 22 | This can have some side-effects , such as nausea and vomiting , but only has to be taken for about a week . |
| 23 | Wait until the baby has been well for about a week , and then reintroduce each food in turn , beginning with those least likely to cause trouble , and testing cow 's milk last . |
| 24 | The ground heaved for about a hundred metres , more turf broke through and the smell increased . |
| 25 | I 've been here for about a week now . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ She said she had been locked in a flat in Moston for about a week and had been injected with drugs during that time . |
| 27 | ‘ When she started staying with friends I would not see her for about a week or so , but I was not concerned . |
| 28 | They remained on the cars for about a year , working regularly on route 16/18 . |
| 29 | ‘ At the first sign of the housing collapse , we brought in Coopers & Lybrand and worked with them for about a year . |
| 30 | The thematic map work , accounting for about a third of staff effort , was commissioned by the Department of the Environment ( DOE ) . |