The phrase "having about" is correct and usable in written English
For example, you can use it in a sentence such as "The youth center is having about thirty people come to the party tonight."
Each is having about $3.5 million recouped.
"Songzhuang went from having about 300 artists to 4,000.
By year's end, Mr. Bruno said, he anticipates having about 40 more galleries.
The conversation bore more than a passing resemblance to the one we're always having about entitlements.
Rather, she said it stems from a growing feeling she's been having about coaching.
But here's the weird part of the argument we've been having about when Romney really, truly severed himself from Bain.
For a short time, Fugedy kept up his end of a conversation we had been having about neuroimaging.
But Dworman is having about as much luck with Bacara as he's having in the thrift business.
The copies of 67 volumes, each having about 250 pages, were packed in six boxes.
I think they're having about as much luck abroad as American tech companies are in China.
Three Square Market will begin the program on Aug. 1 and anticipates having about 50 volunteers.
