Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] about [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | General Giap had about the same number of soldiers , but these were reinforced by para-military elements . |
| 2 | Professional families in Liverpool had about the same age at death as labourers in Wiltshire ( table 2.2 ) . |
| 3 | The Sultanate of Oman produced about the same amount of oil in 1984 as Qatar . |
| 4 | Brasher Boots arrived about the same time as the K-SB3 , but were developed from the running shoe . |
| 5 | I think the , this is quite well illustrated by the figures on employees , where the numbers employed fell by getting on for ten percent , though our spending on employees remained about the same , partly as a result of pay increases , partly also , as a result of changes in the profile of grades of the staff at the Council , and a movement towards better staff , better paid , and then finally the saving we make each year as turnover of staff occurs , and we do n't have to pay salaries during the handover period from one person to another , that saving that has reduced because the turnover of staff has reduced . |