Example sentences of "[vb past] most [prep] the [adj] half " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fair result in the end , Leeds dominated most of the second half especially after scoring the second goal — however a number of players had poor days on the whole ( Macca , Strach , White ) and some had a downright shit day — Deane and Hodge . |
| 2 | France dominated most of the first half but the home side , one of South Africa 's weaker provinces , came back after trailing 15–3 at half-time to threaten an upset . |
| 3 | Though Park spent most of the first half pinned in their own territory , Nottingham had only two penalty goals and a Gregory dropped goal to show for their efforts . |
| 4 | Larne spent most of the first half on the rack , but took a shock lead three minutes from the break when Tom McCourt grabbed his 22nd goal of the season . |
| 5 | Some lads near me thought this was n't quite right , and spent most of the first half trying to think up a new Forrester song , to the tune of Monty Python 's ‘ I 'm a lumberjack ’ . |
| 6 | Atkinson the manager spent most of the second half demanding more effort from Atkinson the striker . |
| 7 | Like most of the Leeds fans at Maine Road , I spent most of the second half with my hands on my head groaning in disbelief . |
| 8 | He decorated most of the first half of the 700-page manuscript himself , leaving much of the rest to assistants of lesser ability . |