Example sentences of "[pron] is half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | VHS and Betamax use tape which is half an inch wide , while U-matic uses three-quarter inch tape . |
| 2 | I do n't think he 's a very good people manager , but he admits to that , which is half the battle . ’ |
| 3 | Although dealing with a much smaller area confined to Insula XIV , an Insula which is half the size of most of the others , nevertheless , as many as 1293 well stratified vessels of coarse ware are published . |
| 4 | The geometric no-arbitrage condition contains an extra term ( y ) which is half the difference between the average of the variances of the instantaneous returns on the shares in the index ( ) and the variance of the instantaneous return on the index ( ) , that is , y = ( ) /2 . |
| 5 | Mike Barr , from the Borrowby Group , said the figure which is half the height of the proposed pylons would be visible miles away . |
| 6 | One further variation is to operate the motor with alternate one and two-phase-on excitation , i.e. A , AB , B BC , C , CA , A , --- Each excitation change produces an incremental movement which is half the length of a normal step and therefore this excitation is known as the " half-stepping " mode of operation . |
| 7 | For the past two years The Fellow , who is half a thoroughbred , half trotter , has come to the final fence with Europe 's classic steeplechase seemingly won , only to lose it by a whisker on the run-in . |
| 8 | It is half the height of the parent and quite a treasure , especially for small gardens . |
| 9 | Quite normal to be a little bit more than half an hour but el traffico wardens about an whoever takes your number sort of jus just after you parked then it is half an hour but sometimes it 's not for |
| 10 | If it is simply ‘ Look at those jolly rabbits ’ — well , bad luck — he is half a mile too late . |
| 11 | The London-born barrister points out that he is half the age of the Labour Party hopeful , Coun. John Scott , who he says , at 66 is no spring chicken . |