Example sentences of "he be about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could only really believe it if the fire behind him was about 100 yards away he 'd be frying ! ’ |
| 2 | He is about fifty and still has a full head of jet black slicked-back hair , Elvis-style . |
| 3 | In the early area of the Vale of York , near Boroughbridge , grower Andrew Chester says he is about halfway through his winter barley . |
| 4 | He is about nine years old , and has a fierce frown etched on his otherwise unsullied face . |
| 5 | He is about sixty , tail , thin and elegant . |
| 6 | He is about sixty and they should have retired him years ago , but he has nowhere else to go . |
| 7 | Added to this he is about 24 so he 's probably too old . |
| 8 | He is about forty-five , stocky , hairy with a jutting eyebrow ridge and other neanderthal features . |
| 9 | Stefan , sucking his miracle tablets at the back of the stalls , muttered to the Direktor , ‘ He 's about fifty years out of date . |
| 10 | This guy was great though we met in Ireland cos he was erm he used to own about three or four supermarkets , er small chains and he just one day , he 's about he 's about fifty eight , sixty now and one day he said about five years ago he just got fed up and just walked out . |
| 11 | He 's older than me oh he 's a lot older , he 's about fifty Johnny |
| 12 | He 's about 5 ft 2 ins tall and quite plump . |
| 13 | he 's about eight , he falls on the ground , he 's not really hurt , his legs are tangled up in his bike and he 's trying to get up . |
| 14 | He 's about eight weeks old . |
| 15 | He 's about six feet tall and clean shaven . |
| 16 | He 's about six foot two , short black hair , moustache , blue eyes and according to his record card he 's twenty seven and his name is John Banks and he lives at 36 Church Hill Road , Upper Tracey , and we think he 's been shot , I 'll be right over , stay where you are . |
| 17 | The thing is you 've got to it 's it 's like Nigel , I mean , he works for my uncle erm and he had the other guy Mark working for him for a few years and then he employed Nigel , but Mark was n't a fully qualified plumber and Nigel was and he 's ooh I do n't know about I think he 's about nineteen or no he 's about twenty three I think , yeah |
| 18 | Yes , he 's about five foot eleven ! |
| 19 | I think he 's about five and a half five something like that . |
| 20 | He 's about five foot tall . |
| 21 | Mind you you 've only got ta look at Jane 's boyfriend and he 's about two pound weakling ! |
| 22 | do n't be daft , he 's about sixty five |
| 23 | I should say he 's about twelve to fifteen kilos . |
| 24 | How can you , could you do that if you 've got I mean he 's about twelve or thirteen comes home from school |
| 25 | By the time he 's about twelve or something I 'll go when 's your birthday mate ? |
| 26 | He 's about thirty three I think . |
| 27 | I do n't know if it 's Gary 's son Mark , he 's about sixteen |
| 28 | Erm he 's about seven , but I 'm not sure how old when I first had him , cos he 's a stray , a stray . |
| 29 | He 's about seven then . |
| 30 | He 's about forty , very handsome — and rich . |