Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] a first half [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taylor Woodrow reported a first half loss before tax of £16m ( v £25.3m profit ) ; its dividend has been cut from 1.86p to 0.5p . |
| 2 | Saatchi & Saatchi announced a first half profit before tax of £11.1m , compared with a loss of £32m in the same period last year . |
| 3 | Asda announced a first half profit before tax of £54.8m ( v £68.8m loss ) which was helped by exceptional gains of £8.7m ( v provisions of £78.9m ) . |
| 4 | Pilkington reported a first half profit before tax of £15.1m ( v £50.6m ) . |
| 5 | Team captain Murphy grabbed a first half hat-trick and added a fourth 15 minutes from the end to make it a great day for the Derry boys . |