Example sentences of "[verb] about a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon he discovers that of the seventeen people present , thirteen are students ( representing about a quarter of those enrolled on the scheme ) , two are support workers and two are full-time tutors . |
| 2 | In 1991 the stake in Carnaud-Metalbox contributed about a quarter of total trading profits of £125 million . |
| 3 | Repairing electric motors is hardly a growth business ( British Coal is not the only customer in long-term decline ) and Dowding already has about a quarter of the market . |
| 4 | The Labour party is now divided between reformers and abolitionists , the latter now numbering about a quarter of all Labour MPs . |
| 5 | As a result , Europe 's share of the total world population does not vary greatly between then and 1945 : it fell slightly , but continued to provide about a quarter of the world 's people . |
| 6 | Cos he lives about a quarter of a mile away from the school . |
| 7 | I would need about a quarter of the boxes , but I ca n't be sure where he is going to land . |
| 8 | ‘ That was a shock , too , and I suppose I wandered about a bit about a bit aimlessly before having a quick breakfast . |
| 9 | The broadcasters were able to enliven their reports by incorporating actuality clips from the Chamber in about one-third of their parliamentary news stories , and these clips averaged between 25 and 77 seconds in duration , depending on the programme , which usually comprised about a quarter of the story ( exceptionally , BBC2 's Newsnight had longer stories , averaging eight minutes , and its average actuality length of 49.5 seconds comprised only 10% of these items ) . |
| 10 | The Docks Board was the biggest company in the ports industry and with its Southampton operations and its Humber and South Wales ports had secured about a quarter of the market . |
| 11 | The N A S U W T says about a quarter of its teachers face problems brought on by poor pay and extra responsibilities . |
| 12 | The steel industry will remain the major coal consumer but growth will be the greatest in thermal coal for electricity generation , with coal meeting about a quarter of requirements by the year 2000 . |
| 13 | IN A CHANGE of policy designed to help bring about a ceasefire in Angola , John Major , the Foreign Secretary , will today hold talks with Jonas Savimbi , the leader of the Unita rebels , writes John Bulloch . |
| 14 | The fact that contradiction at the different levels can bring about a unity of effect is what Althusser means by ‘ overdetermination ’ : |
| 15 | It was calculated that the measures contained in the 1992 budget would bring about a reduction of 3-4 per cent in the real incomes of many workers and pensioners , as anticipated increases in wages and in pensions were equivalent to half of the inflation rate ( expected to be 12.5 per cent ) . |
| 16 | In such conditions , one important prediction is that the weakening of norm-enforcement mechanisms will bring about a reduction in the everyday functional value of the use of in-group linguistic variants . |
| 17 | Earlier we noted that , in the absence of cost changes , it was not necessary to be able to actually measure the abstract concept of surplus in order to form the conclusion that monopoly would bring about a reduction in it . |
| 18 | In brief , the mechanisms through which policy makers might bring about a reduction in classical unemployment have not been systematically worked through in most models of temporary equilibrium . |
| 19 | In a mass item , although a high standard is looked for , the large number required may bring about a variation in levels of performance and the contents needs to allow for this ( e.g. working in sections ) . |
| 20 | If the Vance-Owen plan is to survive , its one chance is that sanctions will bring about a change of mind among the Bosnian Serbs . |
| 21 | We agreed that much work is still to be done to help bring about a change of heart within our Churches . |
| 22 | Everything that happens in your life will naturally bring about a change in you as a person and , to that extent , your future will therefore be affected . |
| 23 | It is that , along with political and economic change which , in the long run , will bring about a change in the situation . |
| 24 | My paintings , I hope will bring about a change in this ‘ secret society ’ amongst women . |
| 25 | The acceptance of the first of the three premises , that the god to be worshipped is not to be identified with the power which is assumed to have created the universe , will bring about a change from long established practice and is of great importance . |
| 26 | We will bring about a resurgence of manufacturing . |
| 27 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 28 | But when he came into the picture it had been cast and the script had been done , and he did bring about a lot of changes . |
| 29 | The ability of each group to fight alongside the other ( something which depended upon a very disciplined approach ) was undoubtedly one of the main tactical developments of the fourteenth century , and was to play an important part in helping bring about a succession of English victories in battle . |
| 30 | There is unlikely to be any external set of circumstances ( other than a revolution ) that would bring about a collapse of this type . |