Example sentences of "[v-ing] about 30 " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vitruvius , writing about 30 BC , described a number of types . |
| 2 | During its six-year life the Metrobus has established a significant position in the UK double-decker market , capturing about 30 per cent of all sales in each year between 1983 and 1986 and earning the reputation of a mobile road block among motorists in the congested capital since a driver-only policy was introduced by London Transport . |
| 3 | Although it seems that the South is recovering its appetite for fresh fish , with restaurants buying about 30 per cent of the fish sold in the area , there is no doubt that there has been a positive nosedive in the demand for fresh fish in Britain as whole . |
| 4 | A PASSENGER train smashed into a truck on a level crossing near Lisbon killing the train driver and injuring about 30 passengers . |
| 5 | ‘ In 1974 these totalled about 70 tonnes , at around the same time dentists were using about 30 tonnes per year to fill the nation 's teeth . |
| 6 | Rangoon radio reported that Lt.-Cdr. ( retd ) Ba Thaw , a former naval officer , was on Oct. 5 , 1989 , sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly inciting about 30 naval personnel to leave their posts and to join pro-democracy demonstrations in early September 1988 . |
| 7 | A sample weighing about 30 mg is drilled from an inconspicuous area of the object , usually the base . |
| 8 | Floating on these plates , and covering about 30 per cent of them , are masses of lighter rock , which form the continents . |