Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] first half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Domestic exports performed badly during the first half of 1990 , but growth in the re-export trade partly compensated . |
| 2 | They come round at the interval and say , ‘ Was Ruby on for the first half ? ’ and I say , ‘ Yes . ’ |
| 3 | The police moved in during the first half and then at half-time as a mob of Englishmen taunted and threatened Spanish fans in Santander . |
| 4 | Deane was playing well out of position acting as a left wing , to such an extent that he got a few crosses in during the first half . |
| 5 | Gael , who is not religious , holds only with the first half of the double limerick according to which existence depends on being the object of another 's perception . |
| 6 | In addition , the two-tier pricing system allowed US domestic industry to purchase oil well below world market prices ( some 40 per cent below in the first half of 1979 ) . |
| 7 | Bridget Hill has remarked that what constituted marriage among the eighteenth-century lower orders was " anything but clearly defined " , especially in the first half of the century before the passing of Hardwicke 's Marriage Act . |
| 8 | Matches between these two sides are traditionally ‘ needle ’ affairs and in this respect today 's game did n't disappoint , especially in the first half . |
| 9 | Hankin , who celebrated his first win as a Football League manager , said that he was unhappy with his team 's passing , especially in the first half , but he was delighted with their commitment . |
| 10 | Jenkins ' kicking , especially in the first half , gave little encouragement to his forwards . |
| 11 | Yes welcome to Talking Sport , good evening , tonight 's headlines ; a disappointing result at the Manor as Oxford United outplay Charlton , especially in the first half , but concede a goal late on to finish as a one all draw , and they drop to eighteenth in the table . |
| 12 | This demographic pattern was laid down in the first half of the century when the inter-war birth-rate declined markedly . |
| 13 | The " good years " of textile out-workers , for example , began before the war but lasted only over the first half of it . |
| 14 | Thus during the first half of this first term , students begin to develop their work as collectors and presenters of story and poetry material , and of becoming more expert in children 's fiction of every kind . |
| 15 | Already during the first half of the second millennium B.C. Minoan smiths were fabricating gold jewellery from metal most probably imported from Egypt . |
| 16 | ‘ We gave two stupid free kicks away in the first half and did n't clear them at all . |
| 17 | Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century . |
| 18 | South Shields , St Helens and Birkenhead all shot up quickly during the first half of the nineteenth century . |
| 19 | This type of diabetes is diagnosed usually in the first half of life , exposing those affected to abnormal levels of blood glucose and other metabolites for decades . |
| 20 | However , Soviet trade with the West expanded rapidly in the first half of 1989 , showing a 9 per cent growth in volume , while imports grew by about 11 per cent . |
| 21 | The losers were disrupted by a head injury to prop Seamus Foley , who was forced off in the first half . |
| 22 | Inter , second at the start of play , crashed 3-0 at second-from-bottom Ancona and had former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga sent off in the first half . |
| 23 | On a difficult pitch Witney played some very attractive football , and with a little more luck could have finished the game off in the first half . |
| 24 | The various government schemes designed to assist labour transfers ( Johnson and Salt , 1980 ) have traditionally made an extremely limited contribution to migration and were cut back further in the first half of the 1980s . |
| 25 | It was as well for Yorkshire that John Howe and John Dixon were unable to assert any aerial authority for , early in the first half , John Orwin collided with the newcomer Steve Harris , suffered a neck injury and , though he stayed on , was a virtual passenger . |
| 26 | Nonetheless , Southend had their chances — notably early in the first half . |
| 27 | Embarking on a spell of 10 games in 25 days , which will decide their Second Division fate , Sunderland let slip a 2–1 advantage they had obtained early in the first half . |
| 28 | Derby took control in a devastating 12-minute burst early in the first half . |
| 29 | Kelly was excellent at right back , as was Dorigo on the left : once in the first half he stepped in from the left to tidy up the ball from charging Ippo players , strolled over to the right , and set up a counter attack down the flank , all with great ease ; he looks great . |
| 30 | Portadown piled them up in the first half . |