Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [prep] the first half " in BNC.
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| 1 | The improved performance had outweighed the setbacks in the first half of the financial year to March 31 . |
| 2 | The forwards were again beaten in the line-outs during the first half . |
| 3 | There was a strong diagonal wind in favour of the Borderers in the first half and they turned round 12-3 ahead , although territorially the game was more even . |
| 4 | In the early thirteenth century Gerald of Wales had advocated the combined use of archers and knights ; it was precisely this combination which , as shown above , was to be employed to such good effect in defensive positions against the Scots in the first half of the fourteenth century , before being used , in broadly similar conditions , against the French at Crécy , Poitiers and , later , at Agincourt . |
| 5 | In between time as I say we 'd had 's header wide which was one of the mysteries of the first half . |
| 6 | It is the Holy Spirit who so signally lays his mark of blessing upon the preaching of the good news to those untouchables ( from the traditional Jewish viewpoint ) the Samaritans in the first half of Acts chapter 8 , and the eunuch in the second part of that chapter . |
| 7 | With the stakes so high , the lack of atmosphere on the terraces in the first half was a complete mystery . |
| 8 | The company has just released the Interim Report showing the results for the first half of the current financial year . |
| 9 | The coalescence of the Mercians across the first half of the seventh century into a powerful midland kingdom radically reshaped the patterns of power among the Angles and provided a serious long-term challenge not only to the authority of the northern Anglian kings but also to any hopes of a revival of eastern Anglian power . |