Example sentences of "[adv prt] at about [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I maintained my height over this , diving the extra off , rounded out and touched down at about 250 metres into the field . |
2 | The steam crane , built by Ransomes and Rapier in 1944 and weighing in at about 142 tons , was eased into the head-stunt after the incident . |
3 | A typical moggie is intermediate between these two extremes , with a tom weighing in at about 10 lbs and a queen at 8 lbs . |
4 | Quite suddenly all the guards jumped in , their tommy-guns banging against the sides of the carriage and their leather harness creaking , and the train chugged off at about fifteen miles an hour towards Bromberg . |
5 | ‘ We eventually took off at about 0620 hrs. and everything went according to plan . |
6 | The biggest excitement was receiving your birthday rise which , in the end , worked out at about fifty pence . |
7 | We take them out at about six months to get them used to travelling on buses and trains , as well as teaching them to stop at kerbs , listening for traffic and avoiding any obstacles . |
8 | In finishing I would say that starting to change fluids can be a daunting prospect and I can assure you our firm played about with fluids and got some ropey results , and even thought we had the chemical company taped and could use less fluid , it worked out at about 3 oz per 80 oz with dye added and boy , did we have colour , it was brilliant . |
9 | The rate of pay for a navvy was 6½d per hour , which averaged out at about 28 shillings per week . |
10 | It was time to return home so I jerked the machine into a spiral dive , just in case the remaining CR 42s or the two 109s were still in the vicinity , flattened out at about 800 feet and jinked my way back to Takali . |
11 | Right now I do n't want to get you up I want to encourage you to set your alarm for seven o'clock , quite low , and when I come on at about two minutes past just snuggle up to your wireless and enjoy the music and the news and the views about the religious scene in and around North Yorkshire and beyond . |