Example sentences of "and [be] about [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flight holes of the furniture beetle are smaller than those of the death-watch beetle and are about 1.5mm ( 1/16in ) in diameter . |
| 2 | It will be over 23ins tall and be about 9ins in diameter ! |
| 3 | In flats with central heating , rent includes the cost of heating and is about £3.00 per week higher . |
| 4 | It also has a new non-upgradable entry model , the 9402 A02 , which supports up to seven workstations and is about £6,000 with OS/400 — available only in the UK , Italy and one or two other European markets — not the US or Japan . |
| 5 | In flats with central heating , rent includes the cost of heating and is about £2.50 per week higher . |
| 6 | The initial spreading was in the intestines and was about 3cm wide which apparently is the smallest tumour you can have . |
| 7 | The prevalence of the prone sleeping position was relatively constant at 41% until August 1990 , was 24% for the next 12 months , and was about 8% for the final three months of the study . |