Example sentences of "about [num] [noun] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , about fifty year ago a suit of staple tweed cost £3 10s . |
| 2 | ( Granted , there were a few flaws … but hey , ‘ MY PEN RAI ’ ( ‘ never mind ’ ) , as we say about 100 times here a day in Thailand ! ) |
| 3 | but the particular council which is Elmbridge District Council , started off after last year 's victory by the Liberal Democrats , by moving to one full council meeting a week , lasting about six hours once a week . |
| 4 | About three miles away a failed wizard was hanging by his hands from a high branch in a beech tree . |
| 5 | About ten years ago a near science block was built next to the main block . |
| 6 | In a contest which arose from such proceedings about five years ago a Man was killed . |
| 7 | About four days later a similar child was admitted with identical symptoms of croup . |