Example sentences of "[vb past] about [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in effect led to a situation where the commercial energy input became about equal to the equivalent energy output of edible grains . |
| 2 | Sectarianism and intimidation in the workplace have not been taken into account either , when we asked about this at the same meeting we were told you had to prove you were being intimidated . |
| 3 | Controversy grew about some of the bolder experiments in egalitarian education , and it was increasingly alleged that basic education , the ‘ three Rs ’ , was being neglected . |
| 4 | Hence it took about two-thirds of the total period since the origin of life to reach the eukaryote stage . |
| 5 | In the last issue of AEA Times , I wrote about some of the key developments in our review of privatisation options . |
| 6 | Loving , ( Ian Christie wrote about this in the Daily Express , ‘ The only difference between this , the twentieth film in the ribald comedy series and the first instalment is that the key members of the cast are just that much older . ’ ) . |