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The phrase "a queue of about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating the number of people or items waiting in line or a sequence.
Example: "There was a queue of about twenty people waiting to enter the concert."
Alternatives: "a line of approximately" or "a wait of around".
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A few days after the article appeared, Mr. Mackay arrived to open up the sausage-making factory and found "a queue of about 100 people," said Mrs. Mackay.
At 6am we are in a queue of about 50 jeeps at the park gates, awaiting entry to the "core" zone of the reserve.
When a second bell rang, she and 30 other students walked out of the classroom, joining a queue of about 300 students covering their heads with books and bags.
There's usually a queue of about ten people in the toilets whilst you're trying to make yourself look half decent, you usually end up rushing on stage with one shoe on or something.
A queue of about 150 people snakes through the parking lot of the building.
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There was a queue of complaints from about 10 ministers, particularly over concerns that the "backstop" designed to prevent a hard border in Ireland would keep the UK tethered to Brussels indefinitely.
In a nearby alleyway, a queue of voters remained in line at about 11am.
There's a queue of people going to their lawyers about stuff in his book.
Never appear too over excited about giving head massages, or you'll have a queue of people wishing to receive one.
Play development should be about enabling writers, not tying up their talent in a queue of unproduced plays.
Although congestion can take various forms, most previous studies consider only a queue of vehicles.
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