Example sentences of "for a half [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Normally six cases will be listed for a half day , which would allow about 30 minutes per case if all the claimants attended , but a significant number do not .
2 Membership can run for a full year or for a half year ( either January 1 — June 30 or July 1 to December 31 ) .
3 erm My cause for concern , and I think it 's one that 's been echoed in a number of places , is the still very high figure for food-poisoning outbreaks , for food-poisoning cases , erm you 'll see we 're not as high as the previous comparable half-year of last year , which was ninety-two , but that included the Keble outbreak , which you 're well aware of , but at thirty-two for Oxford for a half year , that 's a very high figure .
4 To ensure you get a full charge , just leave on for a half hour or so longer than normal .
5 Or are you still going to tell me that you were alone , alone all evening except for a half hour in a café ? ’
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