Example sentences of "[be] about [art] inch " in BNC.

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1 Many of the big vipers possess fangs that are about an inch long , but the gaboon 's huge teeth are nearly 2 inches in length , penetrating well into the deeper tissues where there is a rich supply of blood vessels to carry the poison away .
2 To make sure of early germination , the trays will have to be placed in a slightly heated propagating case — but taken out as soon as the seedlings are about an inch high and kept in warmth and good light .
3 Thirty four P they 're about an inch long .
4 I bought the fish from a local breeder when they were about an inch long .
5 They were about an inch to one and a half inches in thickness and nearly two feet square .
6 Think it 's about a inch top and bottom
7 It tapers from the heel , where it 's about an inch across , down to about a quarter of that at the headstock 's tip .
8 There was about an inch of water covering the floor that she was certain had n't been there when they 'd stopped at the cupboard .
9 And er that poor devil i i it hit him and I know wen we got him out , one eye was about an inch lower than the other .
10 Clara gave a little , silvery laugh and stretched out her hand again until it was about an inch from the old lady 's permanent wave .
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