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The phrase "about ten lines" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating the length of a text or document, indicating that it is approximately ten lines long.
Example: "The report should be concise, ideally about ten lines in length to ensure clarity."
Alternatives: "roughly ten lines" or "approximately ten lines".
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I wrote about ten lines.
At the entrance to Chapter II (p. 44), Costa is almost in danger of having us skip it because his introductory description of "Variation Under Nature" (as opposed to "…Under Domestication," Chapter I) so clearly summarizes it in about ten lines.
"Findings from the Global Drugs Survey, collating evidence from over fifty thousand drug users over several years, suggest that, on average, 0.5percentt of cocaine users find themselves in hospital with acute reactions to the drug and users in most countries get, on average, about ten lines out of a gram.
"Findings from the Global Drugs Survey, collating evidence from over 50,000 drug users over several years, suggest that, on average, 0.5percentt of cocaine users find themselves in hospital with acute reactions to the drug – and users in most countries get, on average, about ten lines out of a gram.
"Findings from the Global Drugs Survey, collating evidence from over 50,000 drug users over several years, suggest that, on average, 0.5percentt of cocaine users find themselves in hospital with acute reactions to the drug and users in most countries get, on average, about ten lines out of a gram.
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RJ: There were about two lines in the original script.
He had about five lines.
"I added about three lines, that was about it".
They knew of only about five lines, at the University of Wisconsin.
There are about fifty lines operating from New York to three or four hundred destinations.
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