Example sentences of "and a half [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my lunch hour I run a three and a half mile circuit of the village where I work . |
| 2 | passengers are now taken on a picturesque two and a half mile long trip to Holywell Halt and beyond . |
| 3 | The one and a half mile John Sturgeon Selling Plate , the second to last race of the evening , was hardly the stuff of headlines . |
| 4 | Seven and a half mile route . |
| 5 | There is a one and a half mile circular nature trail around the reserve , which is definitely worth doing . |
| 6 | The Silurian Way is a nine and a half mile route which takes you round the central area of the forest reaching its high point at Carron Crag at 1,031ft . |
| 7 | In only its third year of operating the three and a half mile branch between Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway , the B & W has established itself as a major leisure attraction and is building a reputation as one of the more progressive preserved railways in the country . |
| 8 | The three and a half mile line running between Hammersmith and Riddings Junction with intermediate stations at Butterley and Swanwick Junction was originally opened in 1875 and acquired by the Midland at a later date . |
| 9 | Piloted by BC 's own GEC Stephenson diesel shunter , the 1950's built tank heaved 16 wagon-long loaded trains down their three and a half mile long mineral line under the M6 Motorway to exchange sidings with British Rail . |
| 10 | . But on a Saturday I had another paper round , from the same people , which involved travelling from to the Sanatorium on Road which is probably two and a half mile , with a cycle , advertising Smiths with the carriers on . |
| 11 | And er we had to walk to Long Eaton three times and week , which would be , from here , would be two and a half mile away , and then we 'd we er on the Friday It was Mondays , Wednesdays and and Fridays , and we got paid on the Friday . |
| 12 | 3 Walk part of the Pennine Way on a eight and a half mile circular walk , north of Calder . |
| 13 | It 's only his third run and he 's he 's in the most competitive two and a half mile chase in the year . |
| 14 | Oxford , as unfamiliar with failure as Cambridge are to success , left it to president Pinsent to face the instant inquests following the four and a half mile slog from Putney to Mortlake . |
| 15 | The time taken by the cyclist for the six and a half mile journey from Currie to the City Chambers was thirty minutes , making an average speed of 13 mph . |
| 16 | They each completed a six and a half mile circuit — in aid of Centrepoint , the charity which helps London 's homeless . |
| 17 | For nearly 3 years they 've made the 2 and a half mile trip from their temporary classrooms back to their homes . |
| 18 | Ammunition exploded , bullets began to fly , John Burn was incredibly lucky to escape serious injury , a mile and a half mile away in Crook an excited Lance Henderson was dashing to his bike to see for himself . |
| 19 | ‘ OK , nine and a half ponies Nine fifty an ounce . ’ |
| 20 | At their very edges the sea encroaches far in at roughly twelve and a half hour intervals , and then retreats . |
| 21 | There 's still a one and a half hour gap to be accounted for , and any link between Pinder and Dominic Wetherby would change the emphasis completely . |
| 22 | The people taking part commit themselves to half an hour of scripture based prayer each day and a half hour meeting with a ‘ Prayer Guide ’ each evening when they receive personal guidance . |
| 23 | And , of course , he 's so revered for this sleight-of-hand that he 's constructed a two and a half hour show to appeal mainly to his legions of cultish disciples who 've been waiting quite a few years for him to make sense again . |
| 24 | A two and a half hour flight from Heathrow or Gatwick will take you to Faro and from there it is just a brief drive to one of Europe 's best established resorts : Vale do Lobo , a 1,000-acre estate with outstanding sporting and recreational facilities . |
| 25 | Having located the vessel , a yacht called Sualidaz with three people aboard , FAB 3 towed her into Weymouth — a two and a half hour tow at abut 8 knots . |
| 26 | The two and a half hour plenary session this afternoon will provide a forum to bring the insights of the workshops to everyone at the conference and to make practical suggestions for the way forward . |
| 27 | I did n't do this I d I did n't quite finish this one cos we only had erm one and a half hour to do the two-hour paper like . |
| 28 | By 1920 , 7 million workers had gained an average six and a half hour reduction in the working week — the equivalent , almost , of what we now see as a full day 's work . |
| 29 | But if , if , if Alwyn makes his normal contribution during his thirty six and a half hour week |
| 30 | Did we go I er I 'm now I 'm pretty sure we went home for a seven and a half hour day in twenty one , pretty sure that 's what one of the things that we did . |