Example sentences of "[prep] about [noun] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average sum allocated for every child aged 5–17 by these children in single-parent families ranges from a minimum of about £100 to a maximum of just over £300 ; a range of £200 . |
| 2 | There has been a consistent increase in the number of well qualified applicants of about 30% to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine , and we are able to admit only one in 18 applicants . |
| 3 | In the early evening we took off and , speaking for myself , I was very glad that there was a drop of about 100ft to the sea when the heavily laden Whitley cleared the airfield boundary . |
| 4 | If the glider is down wind of the site , the decision to return must be taken before the glider gets to less than an angle of about 20° to the field in light winds , and 30–40° in windy weather . |
| 5 | If he is being moved onto a chair with fixed arms , the chair is placed at an angle of about 45° to the bed , and the patient 's foot which is nearer the chair is placed slightly forwards relative to the other . |
| 6 | In the UK this will be at about 67° to the horizontal , but it is not critical , as the maximum is quite broad and not very sensitive to angle . |
| 7 | The soundboard grain runs at about 40° to the spine , i.e. approximately at right angles to the bridge alignment . |