Example sentences of "[det] a pint " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joël Robuchon 's herb sauce for ribs of beef requires two tablespoons to half a pint of chicken bouillon . |
| 2 | The glass must have held nearly half a pint and I thought I too had had a splendid day out . |
| 3 | Whisper it not at the British Heart Foundation , but we knew that , as well as the salt , into that dinner had gone a dozen eggs , a couple of pints of cream , half a pound of butter , a quarter-pound of sugar and about half a pint of Calvados . |
| 4 | ‘ The standard unit is half a pint or a single spirit measure , but my standard glass , poured with a generous hand , would contain four or five single measures . |
| 5 | According to an abstract of the time , ‘ Half a pint a day six days a week for six weeks for patients suffering from rheumatic gout and similar affections was advised by the late Sir F. Treves . |
| 6 | Half a pint , please . ’ |
| 7 | I pulled on my shorts , sank half a pint of yoghurt , and grabbed my crippled Excalibur . |
| 8 | I 'd only drink half a pint , so I was in great demand — the sergeant would have the rest . |
| 9 | Half a pint of milk |
| 10 | half a pint of beer |
| 11 | Then I went to the Ladies and drank half a pint of water in little trickles in my cupped hands . |
| 12 | One drink means a single measure of spirit , a glass of wine , a small glass of sherry or half a pint of beer or lager . |
| 13 | Prices ranged from five to twenty guineas , Plus half a Pint of beer , to a penny and a dinner . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | You must have half a pint of skimmed milk each day . |
| 16 | Half a pint of skimmed milk provides just 100 calories , while other kinds of milk can provide twice this number . |
| 17 | Have half a pint of skimmed milk each day . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I 've been told all the stories about how my dad used to stand in the Steering Wheel Club with half a pint of lager just waiting to talk to people and to worm his way into Formula One . |
| 19 | One unit ( 8 grams of pure alcohol ) translates to one pub measure of spirits , half a pint of regular strength beer or lager , or an average sized glass of wine ( one sixth of a bottle ) . |
| 20 | Patient John Lyon , 74 , who has a daily dose of half a pint of Guinness , said : ‘ It 's a great idea and takes the tension out of staying in hospital . ’ |
| 21 | The main thrust of his para-medic care was to give Sydney ‘ very nearly half a pint of sloe gin ’ . |
| 22 | But these niggles pale when up against the infuriating fact that Drop Nineteens are n't given real room to perform , their potential smothered by a relentless stream of diving dickwits , sloshed on half a pint of coke . |
| 23 | I think there 's about half a pint left . |
| 24 | Conversely , where an uneven and granulated wash is desirable ( such as in a mixture of ultramarine and burnt umber , which tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way and is a good alternative to the deadening effects of lamp black ) then water with a high mineral content should be used by stirring a teaspoonful of cement powder or plaster into about half a pint of water , allowing the solids to settle and using the relatively clear overlying liquid . |
| 25 | One unit is equivalent to one pub measure or glass of wine , sherry , or whisky , or half a pint of beer or cider . |
| 26 | To a pound of sugar half a pint of water . |
| 27 | In the centre put the crushed clove of garlic , the bay leaf and twig of thyme ; mill a little black pepper over the meat and add about half a pint of cold water . |
| 28 | " To a pint of cream put a pound of double-refined sugar , the juice of seven lemons , grate the rinds of two lemons into a pint of white wine , add half a pint of sack , then put them all into a deep pot , and whisk them for half an hour , put it into glasses the night before you want it : it is better for standing two or three days , but it will keep a week if required . " |
| 29 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |
| 30 | And so you , you , you I had stepped up a bit in , in in rank , I 'm a but erm there was being , on the social side course being next to the Sir Robert Peel , when we went down there , it was quite handy although I 'm not a drinking man , I never have been , I 'll go and socialize and I 'll have half a pint or two halves but I 'd never I 've never been one to go out drinking . |