Example sentences of "[adv prt] about 20 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The division supplies office equipment in about 20 countries , and with sales in excess of 4bn Swedish krona , is the largest division of the Swedish multinational . |
| 2 | Dymo uses FDC for both statutory and management accounts in about 20 countries . |
| 3 | In about 20 seconds , to thunderous applause , I am to step out on to the huge sweeping stairs , each one lit with a different colour for my famous Georges Guetary pastiche from An American In Paris , Stairway to Paradise . |
| 4 | The Slough , Berkshire company has offices in about 20 countries , looking after sales and local support ; has over 700 customer sites in 72 countries ; and supplies software to over 500 banks . |
| 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 | The so-called myrmecophytes are found in all continents and are represented in about 20 families of angiospers , notably Rubiaceae and Leguminosae . |
| 7 | Close ties with Performance Fabrics remain and apart from sharing the same site Tygavac buys in about 20 per cent of its products from the Courtaulds Aerospace company . |
| 8 | Digesting food uses up about 20 per cent of our calorie intake but the rest must be worked off by the energy we expend while living our lives . |
| 9 | The drawbacks are that it is significantly slower than the mainframe version , and the user is limited to the amount of data which can be fitted on to a PC ( a typical county takes up about 20 MB ) . |
| 10 | Coleridge and Sara , in further disregard of the proprieties , first stayed at the cottage on about 20 August 1795 , over a month before their marriage . |
| 11 | Latest estimates are that sea levels could rise by about 20 cm by 2030 and by 65 cm by the end of the 21st century . |