Example sentences of "about [num] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stillbirths account for about two-thirds of the perinatal deaths in Japan . |
| 2 | Scotch , Canadian and American whiskies combined account for about one-half of the distilled spirits sold in the United States . |
| 3 | It has been shown that about 100 of the 600 members elected to Parliament become involved in specific government jobs . |
| 4 | Only about 2,000 of the 23,000 companies in America that have annual sales of $35m or more can hope to issue debt that wins an investment-grade rating . |
| 5 | So far about 35 of the exclusive cars have been delivered by Jaguar , though few are expected to be seen on the road . |
| 6 | Given a 50–60 per cent annual mortality , only about 1400 of the immature males survive to join the breeding population ; the annual mortality of females is slightly higher than in males , probably because of the physiological stress of producing eggs . |
| 7 | They would on average cover twice the area of present constituencies , and their electorates , at about 130,000 on the 1987 figures , would be twice as large . |
| 8 | What was very noticeable about three of the four survivors and about Jean Henderson as recalled by her daughter , was immense enthusiasm for the work . |
| 9 | In fact , only about 52 of the 291 patients in the British pre-marketing clinical trials were over 65 , and the comparable American figures were 86 out of 277 . |
| 10 | What would So we know what sixteen to the one quarter means , what about sixteen to the three quarters . |
| 11 | Penny saw only about 80 of the 1,400 prisoners held at Omarska . |
| 12 | What about ten to the three quarters ? |
| 13 | Early passenger planes were not comfortable but from about 1928 through the 1930s standards improved to give facilities which today 's passengers would envy . |
| 14 | Derbyshire , North Wales and South Wales had about three-quarters of the working wives able to cope on their own . |
| 15 | Animal protection groups claim that the EC cosmetic industry accounts for about 50000 of the 200000 tests carried out worldwide on animals . |
| 16 | The acquisition will result in an as yet undetermined number of lay-offs because Hewlett-Packard is planning to offer jobs to about 450 of the 1,600 employees in the worldwide Computer Systems & Services business , primarily employees currently in field and customer services functions . |
| 17 | I had seen only one other porno film before , a miserable five-minute affair in grainy black and white in Tangiers , and what surprised me about two of the three films was the quality of the finished product . |
| 18 | The report estimated that about 38,000 of the 60,000 caravans were on sites for which permission , usually conditional or temporary , had been given ; about 12,000 had ‘ existing use ’ rights ; and about 10,000 were on sites which appeared to contravene planning control . |
| 19 | The radicals were widely expected to lose seats after a committee judging the suitability of candidates prevented about 1,000 of the 3,000 hopefuls from taking part , including several well-known radicals . |