Example sentences of "[vb base] half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea started in our Care Committee — we raise half the money for the conversions , the Council supplies the other half . ’ |
| 2 | To wire an ivy leaf , push half a length of wire through the back of the central vein , one third down from the point of the leaf . |
| 3 | Followed by one grated fresh apple topped with a quarter of a pint of vanilla-flavoured custard ( make half a pint of custard , adding a little extra sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , and save half of it in the refrigerator for Friday ) . |
| 4 | We all like to award ourselves a little extra something if we give up smoking or lose half a stone , so why not allow the child who is doing something difficult an incentive ? |
| 5 | ‘ No , no , my boy , you lose half the flavour that way , ’ frowned his father . |
| 6 | I mean half a crown size . |
| 7 | Well I mean half a bottle to do the top and the down , you can do that bit , measure if you like . |
| 8 | I mean half a side . |
| 9 | I mean half the time I think I do n't remember anything because er er , people are so busy blooming playing around and |
| 10 | I eat half a banana . |
| 11 | Place half a passion fruit on the plate with some pips falling out . |
| 12 | Place half the spinach in the bottom of a baking dish . |
| 13 | Say half a knot — and that 's probably an over-estimate . |
| 14 | But you can measure the angle pretty accurately on that to s to within say half a degree and have its tan . |
| 15 | Check the section on Reading effectively , and also remember the idea of having a debate on a chosen topic for say half an hour once a week so that you can use your voice and express your ideas and opinions . |
| 16 | When we look at a house in the distance and we see a small house — say half an inch high — surrounded by trees two inches high , we are not fooled into perceiving them as small . |
| 17 | Stand the post on a bed of rubble , then empty half the bag of mix into the hole . |
| 18 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 19 | He said that 's what you 've got to do first thing Monday morning , find out where that car is , he said , and then you want half the money |
| 20 | Spread half the cake mixture into a greased and lined cake tin . |
| 21 | Well she said it , you have to catch the Woolworth one , the one for Woolworth and then walk half a mile . |
| 22 | Mix half a packet of stuffing as directed but adding a little extra dried sage and dried onion and a good pinch of salt . |
| 23 | Mix half a packet of parsley and thyme stuffing as directed , but also adding a good squeeze of lemon juice from a plastic lemon and an extra sprinkling of dried thyme . |
| 24 | Short , neat cafe curtains that cover half the window can sometimes be the answer to shut out an ugly view . |
| 25 | They would be worth one-fifth of residents ' pay and cover half the value of the goods . |
| 26 | The first method is to take out two separate policies that cover half the loan amount ( this can be stretched so that the higher earner of the two parties has a policy covering a greater amount ) . |
| 27 | Or they were the wings of that sweet-faced Gabriel who appears in so many pictures , whose scarlet plumes brush the ceiling of the bedroom in which he has alighted ; whose shadow fills the whole of the bedroom wall , whose robes cover half the bedroom carpet and whose single , beckoning finger silences the virgins of history , making them forget the books which they have been surprised reading , and sends them sinking to their knees . |
| 28 | He had to join the end of the queue and wait half a day before reaching him . |
| 29 | Someone says something particularly stupid in a shop , or you wait half an hour in the British Rail canteen because someone ca n't decide whether they want some fruitcake or not . |
| 30 | You can follow this treatment with a face-pack , or wait half an hour for your skin to settle down and apply your usual moisturiser . |