Example sentences of "be about [n mass] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hard to imagine Greeks letting basic decisions about their future be taken by a European parliament that would be about 97% non-Greek . |
| 2 | The Glasdir deposit is about 2km south of Coed y Brenin . |
| 3 | The proportion varies between systems but a typical profile is about 50% heat and 30% to 40% electricity . |
| 4 | It just grew and grew — I related to it more and found that the repertoire became more and more slide , so now the set is about 70% slide . |
| 5 | At the time of the Spanish contact , there was about 90% forest cover and the population was about half a million ; by 1945 , the forest cover was some 75% and the population 19 million ; by 1976 , the cover was down to 38% and by 1980 27% and that partly disturbed . |