Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [adv] about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists working on the survey are now confident that the satellite will complete its mission before its cooling system runs out of helium in about seven months time . |
| 2 | Considering the recent near-miraculous developments in fibre technology which mean that synthetic fabrics can now imitate everything from silk to rubber while they absorb sweat , change colour , fill in your tax returns and remix Michael Jackson singles , polyester and cotton ( at the cutting edge of style in about 1953 ) is an insult to our national game . |
| 3 | Strega rounded home pylon about a second and a half ahead of Dreadnought now about five to seven seconds back . |
| 4 | It starts in September or October down in the West Country , where the Dorset Horn and the Dorset Down get together to produce a little bleating ball of fluff round about 152 days later , and ready for the table not so long after that . |
| 5 | These are being used with different degrees of intensity in about 20 classes over the year 1991-2 , with pre and post evaluation and ongoing classroom observation . |
| 6 | I. On all types of land within about 20 km of Belfast the farmers want to take advantage of the large market in the city . |
| 7 | Yet , it plays little part in standard accounts of the history of English before about 1600 , and in ME stop-deleted forms ( such as bes , lan : ‘ best , land ’ ) are amongst the forms that are typically corrected by textual editors as errors . |
| 8 | In a previous double-blind trial , it had been found to be of value in about 70 per cent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and about 40 per cent of those with osteoarthritis . |
| 9 | Erm yeah for a short period of time perhaps about two years ago . |