Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adv] half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zimbabwe skipper Dave Walters and Jenkins then swopped penalties , but having scored 20 points in 15 minutes , Wales went to sleep and had to wait for outside half Adrian Davies to drop a goal with virtually the last kick of the half for their next score . |
| 2 | In the mornings we were let off the chains , four of us in pairs and then the fifth and last man on his own , to use the bathroom and to exercise for maybe half an hour . |
| 3 | ‘ The rents-to-mortgage scheme would allow tenants to buy at least half their property from day one by paying the existing rent . ’ |
| 4 | The rents-to-mortgages scheme would allow tenants to buy at least half their property from day one , simply by paying the existing rent . |
| 5 | Either tour young and hope to survive , then look to a successful home season or tour old and plan to win at least half your games . |
| 6 | He was then able to sleep for about half an hour before being taken to theatre . |
| 7 | Erm want to run to about half past eight or |
| 8 | Over the past few years the market has boomed : Dataquest expects portables to account for around half of PC sales by 1995 . |
| 9 | The first quarter figures showed that problems remain in its key consumer electronics market , which used to account for about half the group 's total revenue . |
| 10 | Over two-thirds planned to save at least half . |
| 11 | JOHN MAJOR sought to break the Cabinet deadlock over the pit closure programme yesterday as Conservative rebels piled pressure on ministers to save at least half the threatened collieries . |
| 12 | But trade has been so bad that organisers have had to shed at least half their shop staff . |
| 13 | They said they said oh there 's no beds left at all , there 's probably about ten and the there was a bed , then I had to wait till about half past three in the afternoon to get into it . |
| 14 | Their cause for concern ; the announcement on Tuesday by Transport Secretary John MacGregor that he intends to transfer at least half the fund 's assets to the Treasury . |
| 15 | The report , citing diplomatic sources , said that the deal had been signed in late 1990 and provided for Myanma to pay at least half the price in rice and timber . |
| 16 | Perversely , George Birkitt seemed to have lost his lines completely and had to take at least half a dozen prompts . |
| 17 | Smithers & Co expects capital spending to fall by almost half before this adjustment is complete . |
| 18 | I was unable to speak for about half a minute . |