Example sentences of "had about a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had about a fortnight there . |
| 2 | But he only had about a couple of hours to do it in — after I 'd rung from Hannover . |
| 3 | Campbeltown struck her German colours and hoisted her battle ensign : she had about a mile to go . |
| 4 | I had about a mile to go , and it was the longest mile I have ever covered in my life . |
| 5 | Okay we changed a few words just to fit the words we could find , but yes , we , we had about a minute at the end , we read it through , and yes , it was fine . |
| 6 | Oh I had about a shilling pocket money I think , although they used , they 'd fine you , they 'd stop money off you if you were late if you were a quarter of an hour late you could n't go in and erm until , and then you 'd got to explain to your mums , well that you were some money short you see , why is this , and we had to say well we were a bit late getting in when you started out soon enough you see . |
| 7 | He had about a pound on him , in small change , which would buy no more than a chocolate bar and a couple of packets of crisps . |
| 8 | My aunt had about a month to live . |