Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think it 's time we stopped poisoning half the land and concreting in the rest . ’ |
| 2 | After she finally twigged , she went downstairs into the shop 's cellar , and returned bearing half a tree . |
| 3 | Third : sign the biggest , nastiest , quickest fast bowler you can find and make sure he 's good for a full season and wo n't go missing half the time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And why do they start queuing half an hour before the post office opens ? ’ asked Pooley . |
| 5 | When this occurs , Tukey suggests removing half the number of exact zeros and then basing all subsequent calculations on the modified set of residuals , a process known as zero-modifying ( Tukey 1977:223 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Coping with Anxiety ’ helps anxiety sufferers to understand their condition and explains how they can get relief from their day to day worries with techniques which include allocating half an hour a day ‘ worry-time ’ and by using a combination of relaxation , breathing exercises and management of thoughts and actions . |