Example sentences of "[noun sg] at about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He concluded that ‘ a mandate is a mandate and that she will derive real strength from having overcome so tough a challenge ’ , a stirring endorsement , weakened only by Thatcher 's withdrawal from the contest at about the time the column reached the chattering classes ' breakfast tables . |
2 | But they have not had an easy time of it , as much of the garden was originally covered by a concrete driveway , and the soil , though fertile had a layer of ironstone at about the depth you need to plan shrubs . |
3 | I could check that she had begun to get her divorce at about the time of Sir Charles ' death . |
4 | It is known that he and she spoke on the telephone at about the time the power of attorney was executed . |
5 | Alex Stein has already been in touch with you , however I would formally confirm that we would be interested in such a publicity campaign for Council Tax at about the time bills are being issued in April . |
6 | Of the four species of penguin kept at Belfast Zoo , the adult king towers above the rest at about a metre . |
7 | Whatever the exact mechanism for U/Pb fractionation , it seems to occur at shallow depths in the mantle at about the time of formation of the local oceanic lithosphere . |
8 | Direct light came onto the sill and jambs of the embrasure at about the time when the noises of wheels and voices from the street were at their loudest . |
9 | Why would Sara say that she had seen Alfred leaving his brother 's yard at about the time of the crime if she had not ? |
10 | This led him to investigate in more detail the effect of alcohol on chromosome segregation at about the time of conception , and its effects on early development of the mouse embryo in vivo . |
11 | Housing advice centres were coming into existence at about the time that the first law centre was being opened , and it is not unrealistic to attribute their inception to the generally increased awareness of the need for advice services . |
12 | To call it the " Cenomanian transgression " is something of an oversimplification , for it is often Albian or Turonian in age , but a major transgression at about the beginning of late Cretaceous times seems to have occurred almost all over the world . |
13 | When William left school at about the age of twelve , he hoped to become a gardener but his skin became inflamed with constant outdoor work . |
14 | Generally the cast list is impressive , even if you have to accept that Cruise is fresh out of law school at about the age |
15 | The total amount of growth hormone that is secreted per day increases to a maximum at about the time of puberty and is partially responsible for the growth spurt that is seen at about this time . |
16 | Richard , a man in his late thirties , spoke of an argument he had with his mother at about the age of sixteen . |