Example sentences of "[prep] about [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average sum allocated for every child aged 5–17 by these children in single-parent families ranges from a minimum of about £100 to a maximum of just over £300 ; a range of £200 . |
| 2 | There has been a consistent increase in the number of well qualified applicants of about 30% to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine , and we are able to admit only one in 18 applicants . |
| 3 | In the early evening we took off and , speaking for myself , I was very glad that there was a drop of about 100ft to the sea when the heavily laden Whitley cleared the airfield boundary . |
| 4 | If the glider is down wind of the site , the decision to return must be taken before the glider gets to less than an angle of about 20° to the field in light winds , and 30–40° in windy weather . |
| 5 | Usually you pay an up-front fee of about £5,000 to £10,000 to the franchise firm , followed by a fixed percentage of annual turnover . |
| 6 | If he is being moved onto a chair with fixed arms , the chair is placed at an angle of about 45° to the bed , and the patient 's foot which is nearer the chair is placed slightly forwards relative to the other . |
| 7 | I believe England have trumped the Indians with a bid of about £300,000 to each of the nine major Test playing nations . |
| 8 | The design aim at the beginning of this project was to have a power supply adjustable over a range of about 5V to 15V which regulated well with a maximum current output of about 5A . |
| 9 | She 's just like a week ago she was she did the manager 's job and , she drops she brings Joshua down here for about quarter to nine , then she goes back up to Stop Hill with the girls |
| 10 | No , I 'll have to leave at half eight get there for about quarter to nine nine o'clock |
| 11 | Yeah , I 'm usually in for about quarter to eight , half seven , quarter to eight |
| 12 | But , when Nigel comes next year he 'll bring Eileen and I think that under circumstances I think if we say well come for about quarter to two . |
| 13 | An Australian striker , Alastair Edwards , has agreed to join Brighton in a deal worth about £60,000 to Sydney Olympic . |
| 14 | Mondeo prices are expected to be from about £12,000 to £17,000 for the luxury 2-litre ghia . |
| 15 | Overseas investment by UK fund managers has jumped from about 8% to 20% of total assets in the ten years to 1990 . |
| 16 | The premium is again relatively cheap , depending on the extent of cover , and varies from about £3 to £10 . |
| 17 | The fees vary from about £10 to £40 per session , depending on the trainer 's skills , how much in demand he or she is , the distance travelled and what some trainers assess you can afford . |
| 18 | But , as the focal length of the projector increases , making the screen image smaller , the focal length of the camera lens is increasing at precisely the same rate ( zoom lenses commonly run from about 25mm to over 200mm in focal length ) . |
| 19 | NCR Corp cut prices by 11% to 19% on its NCR System 3000 model 3170 Notebook , and added a three-year extended warranty : end-user pricing is now from about $2,532 to $3,345 . |
| 20 | For example , on a gentle 5° slope , the possible speed may range from about 27mph to not being able to move at all . |
| 21 | These are normally held over six days and prices range from about £18 to £40 . |
| 22 | Sponges start from about £2.99 to £15 for the large sculptures ; toiletries cost from about £1.99 for the lime blossom soaps shown . |
| 23 | Prices range from about £40 to £60 depending on the dress . |
| 24 | Estimates of the size of this underclass vary hugely from about 5% to 50% of all the poor — 2m-15m people , of whom some two-thirds are black , a tenth Hispanic . |
| 25 | Shares in British&Commonwealth have dived from about 550p to 120p but Mr Gunn , said he is confident of captivating City confidence once more . |
| 26 | Having fallen back from about 360p to 320p over the last few days , Fisons ' top management was busy round at Hoare Govett yesterday , trying to reassure nervous institutions investors . |
| 27 | In Bristol , a group of shops affected by trading on 8 December saw their incomes drop from about £4,000 to less than £3,000 , a drop of about 25 per cent . |
| 28 | The popular budget and mid-priced range from EB seems not to be with us any more , alas , but the importers are bringing in a good looking range from Gravity which they hope will take over from where EB left off — prices from about £45 to £55 . |
| 29 | Some are sailing clubs , aiming to attract new members by running beginners ' courses over a number of weekends , with charges from about £20 to £70 . |
| 30 | Prices , when the car goes on sale in January , will range from about £17,000 to £26,000 , in line with rival executive models such as the Rover 800 . |