Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [prep] the first half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their goals came in the first half , Scot Sammy Johnston opening his account for the club and |
| 2 | Those Roebuck penalties apart , the only other scores from the Australians came in the first half , when strapping winger Damien Smith barged his way through two tackles to notch the game 's only try . |
| 3 | United 's problems started in the first half when Brentford went ahead with a freak a fluke goal from Gary Blissett … that knocked the stuffing out of them … |
| 4 | But it hardly looked a bet as the Reds struggled in the first half in face of fluent football , much of which was inspired by Chelsea player manager Glenn Hoddle . |
| 5 | Prices fell throughout the first half of 1990 due largely to the anticipated failure of the Association of Tin Producing Countries ( ATPC ) to attain by December 1990 its target of cutting by 6,000 tonnes its world stockpile , reported in February to have totalled 43,200 tonnes . |
| 6 | Seen purely through the eyes of a bomber captain , the year 1942 saw the awakening of the " sleeping giant " , but although no dramatic results ensued in the first half of the year save the " 1,000-Plan " ( surely the most well-conceived confidence trick of the entire war ) hope for the future was clearly manifest . |
| 7 | United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice . |
| 8 | While competitors sparkled in the first half , the Sussex-based cidermaker 's profits trickled down from £1.1m to £1.07m . |