Example sentences of "grow [prep] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both grow to about 10″ or more and a single specimen will require at least a 30″ — preferably a larger — tank . |
| 2 | He has grown from about 1″ long to 6″ and has developed a beautiful long tail . |
| 3 | It is a majestic fish which will grow to about 450mm , and adults can be territorial . |
| 4 | She let it grow to about half , then left it and took his testicles in her cupped hand . |
| 5 | ‘ We currently have a 150 strong database of local suppliers but hopefully this will grow to about 500 by the end of the year . ’ |
| 6 | The market for raising new finance by this form of risk management has grown to about $4 billion in 1989 . |
| 7 | By 1989 , this had grown to about 55,000 solicitors and 5000 barristers . |
| 8 | Since a python 's skin begins to deteriorate in quality once it has grown to about fifteen feet the largest are left alone , which is just as well as each one must be caught at night , alive and by hand , with a lamp to attract them from their lairs , and at least four men to get them into the sack afterwards . |
| 9 | By 1989 , the transaction systems had grown to about fifty per cent of the total . |
| 10 | There 's this old girl at er the top of the road you know , got them , she planted them half way down her garden , right , when they 'd grown to about six foot high she said we could have the rest of their garden , so we did , that 's how come our garden 's so big cos people give our , give us the garden |
| 11 | As a result , Forrest says the Scottish software community is seeing revenues grow at about 16% per annum , in contrast to the European average of about 7% . |
| 12 | German engineering output could grow at about 5% . |
| 13 | E Revolutum , which grows to about 25cm ( 910in ) is one of the most dependable . |
| 14 | The average female specimen grows to about 10 centimetres in length , and the male 3–4 centimetres longer . |
| 15 | Thysiachromis ansorgei grows to about 3″ , and comes from coastal areas of Nigeria . |
| 16 | The African Knifefish , Xenomystus nigri , is a secretive fish , which grows to about 30cm . |
| 17 | Like the previous species it grows to about 20cm in the wild , but is more likely to attain half this size in captivity . |
| 18 | It grows to about 4″ . |
| 19 | It grows to about 16″ and prefers a rich substrate . |
| 20 | Pimelodus pictus , from Columbia and Peru , grows to about 13cm . |
| 21 | The species that survives today , the pearly nautilus , grows to about 20 centimetres across . |
| 22 | It is a majestic fish growing to about 450mm . |
| 23 | Growing to about 10cm it is suitable for most tanks . |
| 24 | Size : Growing to about 8″ : in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , although it is very hardy and , under ideal conditions , specimens have been known to live for several years . |
| 25 | Size : Growing to about 12″ in length , this Chaetodon should be kept in a large aquarium , certainly no smaller than twenty gallons . |
| 26 | In the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 13cm . |
| 27 | It is found in the rivers of Colombia and Peru , and in the aquarium it can be expected to grow to about 130mm . |
| 28 | However , during the same period the Japanese economy has been growing at about 3% per year . |
| 29 | I have observed that brichardi left with their parents stop growing at about 1¼″ — in the confines of an aquarium they are likely to be killed if they grow any larger . |
| 30 | Conversely , IDC forecasts that the world market is set to grow at about 20% per year between now and 1996 , by which time it will be worth $58,600m . |