Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be sensible if about fifty of these planes could be sent to Korea and the pilots could be found in Korea . |
| 2 | The greatest mass a white dwarf can have is 1–44 times the Sun 's mass ; neutron stars can not be heavier than about two solar masses . |
| 3 | Calculations made by Don N. Page , then of the California Institute of Technology , and me , based on measurements of the cosmic background of gamma radiation made by the satellite SAS-2 , show that the average density of primordial black holes in the universe must be less than about two hundred per cubic light-year . |
| 4 | In particular , because directness and safety are often traded-off by individual cyclists , safe routes must not be more than about ten per cent longer than less-safe , but direct , alternatives . |
| 5 | And this was out of a you know er I mean they were only what Oh could n't be more than about six eight people working in the Well not actually fitters but er you know , they were involved within the shop sort of thing . |
| 6 | it would n't be more than about twenty minutes before the lan the peasants would 've thought well maybe |
| 7 | Right and then get them down there , the machine wo n't be ready until about half past nine . |