Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facing the strong wind in the first half , Aldershot defended superbly . |
| 2 | Playing into the strong wind in the first half , Alresford 's tactics were clearly to run all their possession . |
| 3 | Cork were playing into the strong wind in the first half but made the early running with a sixth minute goal from Barry Egan . |
| 4 | ‘ It should be borne in mind that seasonal variations in stock market activity ususally result in lower turnover in the second half . |
| 5 | The style as a whole points to the continuing exchange of ideas between England and the Continent and also how at this social level in the first half of the seventh century the paramount members of society employed their own craftsmen to produce exotic display items demonstrating their success in leadership ; it also reflects their success in exchange in acquiring the necessary raw materials in large quantities . |
| 6 | Bits and pieces are still filtering out from IBM Corp 's conference call with analysts after its third quarter figures last week , and its director of investor relations Jim Clippard finally acknowledged that IBM could cut its workforce even more than the 25,000 announced in December , late in second quarter or in the third quarter : ‘ It 's clear to me that they have to go well beyond the 25,000 , ’ said PaineWebber analyst Stephen Smith , ‘ Maybe even 50,000 ; ’ analysts told Reuter that IBM said the majority of its targeted 25,000 plus staffers will leave the company during the second quarter , leaving it open to another plan in the second half of 1993 . |
| 7 | ( b ) " What factors contributed to the decline of Britain 's foreign influence in the last half of the nineteenth century ? " ( essay title ) . |
| 8 | German philosophy in the first half of the nineteenth century was dominated by the influence of George Friedrich Hegel , especially his concept of ‘ the dialectic ’ — a special kind of logic which he believed applies to the development of thought , human institutions , and social history . |
| 9 | However , the Scots launched a spirited recovery in the second half against a very powerful side made up of former and future Wallaby internationals and , especially after David Sole came on as a replacement prop , they took complete control of the match , running in four excellent tries in an exciting 24–24 draw . |
| 10 | The Japanese surplus fell to below $50,000 million in the second half of 1989 from over $80,000 million a year earlier , and the West German surplus in the second half of 1989 was also slightly below its record level in the first half of the year . |
| 11 | At some point in the second half of next year , and perhaps even earlier if President Mitterrand decides to bring forward the abolition of French controls , the Government is going to be faced with an inescapable decision . |
| 12 | Bristol overtook Gloucester 's 14–3 lead in the second half but two late tries by Morris for Gloucester gave the score a more one-sided look than this mid-table contest had actually been . |
| 13 | But , apart from a 10-minute period in the second half during which Dinamo appeared to toy with the Blues , Linfield did not let their heads drop . |
| 14 | I was fortunate to have been associated with him in this development over the first half of the 1940s . |
| 15 | After Dowie had given Southampton a 13th-minute lead , the whole course of the match hinged on a startling 10-minute spell in the second half . |
| 16 | Another development during the first half of the 1980s hastened the decline in ordinary charter-train operation : the wholesale withdrawal of ageing steamheated 90mph Mk 1 coaching stock from which such trains were usually formed . |
| 17 | Steve Clark and Keith Knox scored for Alex Smith 's side in a five-minute spell in the first half before Darren Henderson got a late consolation for the Dumfries side . |
| 18 | Warrington could n't get themselves back into the match after having Neil Harmon ( bottom right ) sent off for a high tackle in the second half . |
| 19 | There is little doubt about the richness of the British countryside in the first half of the fourth century . |
| 20 | Hereford lost this game in the first half . |
| 21 | A minute to go , 1–1 , Meek netting in the first half , when an open goal stares Darren Twink in the face . |
| 22 | But it was in the French army of the first half of the century that the mercenaries were most prominent . |
| 23 | Professor Davis has calculated that over 75 per cent of the growth in English exporting over the first half of the eighteenth century depended on either southern Europe or the Americas . |
| 24 | The Leeds fans loved it , the ref did n't — he had a word with the boy , and had to have another word in the 2nd half when he got into a scuffle . |
| 25 | ‘ Salutary neglect ’ is a description that fits the colonial policy of the British government in the first half of the eighteenth century , particularly when it is compared with the fairly active government of the late seventeenth century . |
| 26 | Some historians have seen St Pirmin 's monastic foundations ( the most famous at Reichenau ) , by which Pirmin made an important contribution to the Christianization of the south-west German world in the first half of the eighth century , as an attack upon Boniface 's episcopal authority among the Germans , or at least as the creation of a counter-sphere of influence . |
| 27 | With the strong wind at their backs , Monmouthshire were able to apply some pressure in the second half , but their cause was n't helped by Jonathan Westwood , who landed only three penalties from six attempts . |
| 28 | In his definitive book Elgar On Record , Jerrold Northrop Moore says that this item was recorded before the landlines were working ; but the ‘ Woodland Interlude ’ from Caractacus was recorded under his supervision and this item plus the first half of Dream Children was later copied onto the same side for publication . |
| 29 | The seventh five-year plan just ended may have had its ups and downs , producing high growth in the first half of the plan 's period , followed by inflation and then austerity in the second half , but overall it was a success : the economy grew by 7.5% a year , incomes for city-dwellers almost doubled and last year 's grain harvest was the biggest ever . |
| 30 | While there was some improvement in the second half of the year , losses in France were substantially higher at $23.8m ( 1991 : $10.9m loss ) following a sharp market-wide increase in motor and large property claims , substantial costs in developing a direct marketing operation and some reserve strengthening . |