Example sentences of "about [no cls] " in BNC.
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1 | Shekel of the sanctuary ( 3:47 ) : a weight of about 10gms , not a coin . |
2 | Thus for BrF the first band shows a splitting of about 0·32 eV and is clearly due to a level largely localized on Br ; in IBr ( Fig. 6.18 ) the first two bands show splittings of 0·58 and 0·36 eV and are assigned to lone-pairs mainly localized on I and Br , respectively . |
3 | Small pieces ( about 3×2 cm ) of resected colon were obtained within 30 minutes of removal from patients having colectomy for cancer or diverticular disease , and placed in ice cold Krebs-Henseleit buffer at pH 7.4 ( Sigma Chemical Co , Poole , UK ) containing 11.1 mM glucose , gentamicin 100 µg/ml and nystatin 60 µ/ml,; which was pregassed with 95% O 2 /5% CO 2 . |
4 | A 250 W infra-red reflector bulb placed about 0·3 m above the specimen dries the film in about 10 min . |
5 | Phasing out chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) will cost Thailand about US$418 million over the next five years , according to a report by the Thailand Development Research Institute . |
6 | Two neurology departments where registries of outpatients are maintained ( Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , and Ninewells Hospital , Dundee , together serving about 20–25% of the Scottish population ) allowed scrutiny of records of patients aged less than 73 years with a diagnosis of dementia . |
7 | When we went round the first corner at about 90kph Tony went very quiet . |
8 | There was widespread disappointment in the UK in particular at the small size of the cut in German interest rates , and on Sept. 15 sterling fell to about DM2.78 — just above its permitted floor — while the lira weakened to over DM800 ( around its new central rate ) . |
9 | The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) announced on Jan. 6 that financing had been approved for Pakistan , to be made available immediately , totalling SDR231,700,000 ( about US$325,000,000 ) . |
10 | But listening to you make that case it 's very similar to reading the great debate on franchise reform in this House in the last century , when people said we should be included and that people like us should be able to have the vote and put people into Parliament , it 's I mean it was just that you were you were making that plea about pro that the Board should be representative as being like the group who are benefiting . |
11 | The country has more than 800 hotels and guesthouses , about 1,157 licensed restaurants and 255 hospitals , which spend about IR£237m ( £216m ) a year on food alone . |
12 | About 5.0μg protein was purified from 10 10 F9 EC cells . |
13 | No I 'm not on about that I 'm on about lea chucking them out at one o'clock . |
14 | The conclusions of the colloquy express the need for a greatly reinforced gypsy participation , reciprocal information between localities through exchanges and contacts , and general information aimed at correcting misconceived notions about Rom/gypsies and ‘ decrystallising ’ stereotypes . |
15 | As reported on Oct. 25 the Gulf Co-operation Council countries agreed to write off about US$7,000 million in debts owed by Egypt . |
16 | The programme would allow Jordan to reschedule foreign debt of about US$7,000 million and secure fresh loans . |
17 | Namibia predicted that it would have to spend R19,000,000 ( about US$6,850,000 ) on maize imports as the commercial maize harvest , originally forecast to be a record 50,000 tonnes , was now expected to be only 5,000-10,000 tonnes . |
18 | The original credit of SDR3,263.4 million ( about US$5,131 million ) , granted in May 1989 , was increased by SDR466,200,000 ( about $653 million ) . |
19 | Results showed about 20–30% increased yield of RNA with silicone lubricant extraction ( Figure 1B ) . |
20 | Discount electrical retailers are expected to spend about IR£5m on advertising this year . |
21 | The Advertisers ' Association , representing major advertisers , reckons that about IR£5m a year in ad money has been going outside the State , mainly to UTV and Channel 4 . |
22 | Pakistan was to receive Japanese aid worth an estimated 55,000 million yen ( about US$445 million ) for five projects during the fiscal year 1992-93 . |
23 | In August it expected to make about A$20m from the sale . |
24 | Some useful generalisations have emerged : 1 Although individuals vary , there does seem to be a general developmental pattern revealed by miscue analysis : ( a ) About 6+ ( reading ability , or RA ) — the use of context at the expense of phonics . |
25 | Did you ever get any feeling of sort of distaste from anybody about about y your mother leaving home ? |
26 | Er and it 's one of these things where thinking about y your average heterosexual bloke they may respond angrily but there 's a suspicion that maybe it 's because they 're feeling rather threatened underneath sort of thing . |
27 | you 're talking as much a about y it 's reflecting on you as the line manager , how much are you communicating with this |
28 | The Heritage went down at about 6:30am while fishing with its sister boat , the Katie Jane . |
29 | The United Kingdom announced at the same time that it was freeing Iraqi assets worth £70,000,000 ( about US$126,000,000 ) , but a UK Foreign Office spokesman denied allegations that Richer 's release had been secured by an unpublicised arrangement between Iraq and the UK , said to involve the unfreezing of part of £621,400,000 ( US$1,100 million ) held by banks in the UK . |
30 | The initial quota of the Russian Federation in the IMF was established at SDR2,876 million ( about US$3,986 million ) . |