Example sentences of "[vb past] the second half " in BNC.

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1 The sociology of culture , as it entered the second half of the twentieth century , was broadly compounded of work done from these two positions , much of it of great local value .
2 They devoted the second half to a work written by a composer who was also a student at the time of its creation , Josef Suk .
3 Gruber 's Frankenstein ! ! filled the second half .
4 He rejected the second half of his egg .
5 They began slowly , but dominated the second half .
6 With the wind at their backs , Manor dominated the second half .
7 As the Austrian dominated the first eight races of the 16-race championship in defence of his world title , Hunt dominated the second half after Lauda 's horrific accident at the Nurburgring in August .
8 Leeds totally dominated the second half creating many chances before equalising after 22 mins .
9 Bishops dominated the second half but had only an Ian Campbell penalty to show for it .
10 Blue Star dominated the second half , but the Murton defence held on .
11 France dominated the second half and the Welsh defence responded well but could n't contain the onslaught .
12 Having already lost Sheasby ( ankle ) , Quins began the second half with substitutes Greene and Goodwin pressed into action — and the complexion of the game changed .
13 Returning from the despatch room , Manville started the second half of his emergency plan .
14 ’ Mathers killed his cigarette and started the second half of the Danish .
15 Paul , who is based in Wigan , received a £250 voucher and started the second half of the competition as favourite to win the £500 end of year prize .
16 Banbridge started the second half in more determined mood and forced Bangor back and the home side were rattled by some excellent play by the visitors .
17 Aberdeen started the second half better but we finished strongly .
18 Darlington started the second half brightly , with Hinchley again causing problems in the Stoke defence .
19 United started the second half with a little bit more spirit , a Les Phillips header was tipped over the bar by Stowell .
20 I thought the second half of it was hilarious I 've read it before .
21 They did the second half of the journey by train .
22 Clement added a late drop-goal , but Southland won the second half with two penalties from Simon Culhane and tries from wings Jimmy Cormack and Phil Johnston .
23 The company admitted it had been ‘ a tough year ’ but said the second half had seen a ‘ substantial recovery ’ in performance of the main communications businesses as costs were controlled .
24 The company admitted it had been ‘ a tough year ’ but said the second half had seen a ‘ substantial recovery ’ in performance of the main communications businesses as costs were controlled .
25 This claim illuminates one of the recurrent features of the military history of the period ; the frequent presence of the men of one civitas or another on campaign , above all during the civil wars which bedevilled the second half of the sixth century , when rivalry between cities seems to have exacerbated problems .
26 It was just a shame that some machine problems spoiled the second half of the year . ’
27 He took a blow on his right leg and missed the second half against Villa .
28 The only sad note was that I missed the second half and was given no credit for our victory , despite masterminding the whole tactical approach to the game .
29 He missed the second half of last season after undergoing the latest in a series of knee operations but is now determined to improve on only 12 first-class wickets .
30 He held the second half of the innings together , passed 5,000 Test runs , and saw the total to 260 .
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