Example sentences of "in [prep] half " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There are least three shops in Norwich I really like , and I tend to ring them in advance and say ‘ I 'm coming in for half an hour .
2 There was a mini-rebellion about that just after the Police Strike and then they allowed policemen to go in for half an hour 's and eat breakfast .
3 About half in between half past five and quarter to six .
4 Getting in after half past three to get up again at six o'clock is no fun .
5 and you lot , and stroll in after half past four an five o'clock in the morning , you know , you do .
6 I fetch them all in , stick them on clothes horse , they 're all round fire while I 'm on lollipop and then nip to shop and when I come in within half an hour they were bone dry .
7 Put the cuttings in to half their length , and make sure they are fairly firm , and the base of the stem is in contact with the compost , and water them in lightly .
8 Well I did n't get in till half six so by time he 'd put them
9 Ken 's not coming in till half ten .
10 No you ca n't cos Ken , Ken 's not coming in till half ten .
11 Well if Steve goes for this interview he 's working till , he 'll not be in till half past eight because he says all that week he can gain four hours work because erm he 's found out you do n't have to finish after two hours , you can work as much you like , finish at ten o'clock at night if you want .
12 I do n't come in till half ten , or ten , ten o'clock .
13 Yeah , I did n't walk in till half nine .
14 The march was longer than I expected and we staggered in at half past six this morning , having done twenty-seven miles in just over nine hours , which is n't bad .
15 Mrs Stych came in at half past one , her wings bedraggled from the weight of her coat .
16 Tessa came in at half past eight and looked overjoyed .
17 I had strong words about our defending when we went in at half time .
18 Having been reduced to ten men after only 15 minutes , they continued to make chance after chance but went in at half time with only two goals of an advantage .
19 Dad said that you 'd be in at half nine .
20 But that 's gone and I said I ca n't run in at half past five when you get home from school and chat to you because Nev will be coming at six and I do n't want to be there all that often when he 's there erm it 's just you know it 's just happened .
21 Yes , and she phoned me and she said I feel as though I dropped out of the bottom of the world she said , you know , I just do n't see anybody , I said well of course you were working on Mondays , you see she used to have Mondays to herself and I would often go round on a Monday afternoon and , we , we could talk , but that 's gone and I said I ca n't run in at half past five when you get home from school and chat to you because Ned will be coming home at six and I do n't want to be there all that often when he 's there erm its you know , its just happened and I also thought to myself and I 'm probably going to move a lot further away then Fen Lane .
22 No I , I went in at half past seven in the morning and I was in the operation theatre before quarter to nine that same morning so that morning was taken up and the afternoon and evening , Chris came in the evening tt and er oh er Bob , th the curate , our former curate , came
23 I , I have n't actually got to be in at any time except I did say I 'd be in at half nine .
24 Fetch them in at half past three .
25 Leave about one o'clock get in at half four .
26 Whining farting howling erm he came in at half past five and er overnight again she 's got two carloads there so it was just the same till gone eleven anyway when Mick came in I said to him what did that bloke say and he said he 's looking out some different equipment to what he
27 I mean looking at the game you just could n't believe United would only get a point out of it erm when you went in at half time only one nil up , you so dominated the game I do n't think Charlton had a chance did they ?
28 Town rallied and had a good effort from Kenny Campbell , well saved by keeper , Andy Hopping , after Roger Charles had found him with a great cross , but Harefield went in at half time with a deserved one nil lead .
29 ‘ If you 're not in by half past seven on a Sunday night you 've no chance of getting a seat , ’ a regular member told me .
30 ‘ you come in ere half pissed once a month , usually around midnight , and expect me to jump around for you , now you 're bringing you mates as well . ’
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