Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] half a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It would have been perfect if half a gallon of water had not leaked into my rolled-up sleeping-bag . |
2 | Usually this is not the case so the average wait will be less than half a revolution . |
3 | The plants are often preserved as dark markings on shales , and were less than half a metre in length . |
4 | Sealdah is less than half a mile from the Bowbazaar district , where a cache of explosives blew up on Wednesday , killing at least 66 people . |
5 | In some cases there are definite indications of periodicity ; thus Beta Pegasi , in the Flying Horse , has a period of about 36 days , though the range is less than half a magnitude . |