Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [prep] [art] half " in BNC.
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1 | Deficit up just over a half from $89.6m to $136.6m following losses on Hurricane Andrew' of US[55m — equivalent to 4 points on the Operating Ratio , which was up from 112.42% to 116.23% at the three-quarter stage . |
2 | We got there round about the half past nine . |
3 | Then one end of a crate detached itself from the crates and began to steal away , edging slowly round in a half circle . |
4 | On the expenditure side of the accounts I can say that , certainly up to the half way stage of the financial year , the budget is holding . |
5 | Genuine gold-ground paintings have a warm brown or terracotta green for the half tones , applied very thinly in the half shadows and shadows with pronounced lead white highlights on the cheeks , bridge of nose and upper lip . |