Example sentences of "[to-vb] at about [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The ones we c we manage to sell at about fifty , fifty five percent margin . |
2 | By contrast , even if we manage to get to sleep at about 10 o'clock in the morning the sleep is likely to be shorter and broken . |
3 | She 'd finally drifted off to sleep at about two , woken an hour later feeling cold and slipped under the covers , resting fitfully until room service brought her breakfast at eight . |
4 | Females are ready to breed at about seven years old . |
5 | With inflation expected to run at about 5 per cent , these boosts represent real gains . |
6 | Estimates of actual job reductions seem to run at about 30 per cent . |
7 | Despite the fact that the DoH expects our contribution to the voluntary sector to stay at about 20 per cent , we will still have some problems keeping the voluntary sector 's involvement at the same level as last year ’ . |
8 | Male mice are easiest to vasectomize at about 6 weeks of age before they become fat . |
9 | The number of total hip replacement operations performed in Britain is now starting to stabilise at about 40000 a year . |
10 | The business of the yard door was puzzling ; it was bolted at II.I5 and mysteriously unbolted later so that an unidentified woman was able to enter at about 11.30 , but bolted again when the police arrived some time after six in the morning . |