Example sentences of "[det] a pint of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joël Robuchon 's herb sauce for ribs of beef requires two tablespoons to half a pint of chicken bouillon . |
| 2 | Whisper it not at the British Heart Foundation , but we knew that , as well as the salt , into that dinner had gone a dozen eggs , a couple of pints of cream , half a pound of butter , a quarter-pound of sugar and about half a pint of Calvados . |
| 3 | I pulled on my shorts , sank half a pint of yoghurt , and grabbed my crippled Excalibur . |
| 4 | Half a pint of milk |
| 5 | half a pint of beer |
| 6 | Then I went to the Ladies and drank half a pint of water in little trickles in my cupped hands . |
| 7 | One drink means a single measure of spirit , a glass of wine , a small glass of sherry or half a pint of beer or lager . |
| 8 | Prices ranged from five to twenty guineas , Plus half a Pint of beer , to a penny and a dinner . |
| 9 | Followed by one grated fresh apple topped with a quarter of a pint of vanilla-flavoured custard ( make half a pint of custard , adding a little extra sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , and save half of it in the refrigerator for Friday ) . |
| 10 | You must have half a pint of skimmed milk each day . |
| 11 | Half a pint of skimmed milk provides just 100 calories , while other kinds of milk can provide twice this number . |
| 12 | Have half a pint of skimmed milk each day . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I 've been told all the stories about how my dad used to stand in the Steering Wheel Club with half a pint of lager just waiting to talk to people and to worm his way into Formula One . |
| 14 | One unit ( 8 grams of pure alcohol ) translates to one pub measure of spirits , half a pint of regular strength beer or lager , or an average sized glass of wine ( one sixth of a bottle ) . |
| 15 | Patient John Lyon , 74 , who has a daily dose of half a pint of Guinness , said : ‘ It 's a great idea and takes the tension out of staying in hospital . ’ |
| 16 | The main thrust of his para-medic care was to give Sydney ‘ very nearly half a pint of sloe gin ’ . |
| 17 | But these niggles pale when up against the infuriating fact that Drop Nineteens are n't given real room to perform , their potential smothered by a relentless stream of diving dickwits , sloshed on half a pint of coke . |
| 18 | Conversely , where an uneven and granulated wash is desirable ( such as in a mixture of ultramarine and burnt umber , which tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way and is a good alternative to the deadening effects of lamp black ) then water with a high mineral content should be used by stirring a teaspoonful of cement powder or plaster into about half a pint of water , allowing the solids to settle and using the relatively clear overlying liquid . |
| 19 | One unit is equivalent to one pub measure or glass of wine , sherry , or whisky , or half a pint of beer or cider . |
| 20 | To a pound of sugar half a pint of water . |
| 21 | In the centre put the crushed clove of garlic , the bay leaf and twig of thyme ; mill a little black pepper over the meat and add about half a pint of cold water . |
| 22 | " To a pint of cream put a pound of double-refined sugar , the juice of seven lemons , grate the rinds of two lemons into a pint of white wine , add half a pint of sack , then put them all into a deep pot , and whisk them for half an hour , put it into glasses the night before you want it : it is better for standing two or three days , but it will keep a week if required . " |
| 23 | For every unit of alcohol ( half a pint of beer ; one glass of wine ) , it takes one hour to clear itself from the body . |
| 24 | alcohol 3 units per day ( 1 unit = 1 glass of wine , 1 measure spirit or half a pint of beer or lager ) |
| 25 | One alcoholic drink is to be taken as half a pint of beer , one glass of wine , one small glass of sherry or one small measure of spirit . |
| 26 | Alcoholic drinks have a significant calorie content ranging from about 50 calories for a small measure of spirit to 70–130 for a glass of wine and 90–130 for half a pint of beer . |
| 27 | Earlier , supervised by George , she had added a tablespoon of Camp coffee to half a pint of water and poured it into the cut glass whisky decanter on the sideboard . |
| 28 | It does n't give you a hangover if you remember to get down half a pint of water before you go to sleep . |
| 29 | One unit is a glass of wine , a measure of spirits or half a pint of beer . |
| 30 | ‘ I managed to tip half a pint of crème brûlée over the manager one evening when he came in to see how I was getting on . |