Example sentences of "[art] half [noun pl] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | when it got to the stage that we only open like , one and a half days a week |
| 32 | one and a half tapes a day , yeah , it 's , it 's a doddle , but erm , not , not only have you got to know how it functions , but you 've got to know , know you 've got to fill in your , your document |
| 33 | For four and a half centuries the village and manor have belonged to the Earls of Pembroke . |
| 34 | He goes on to argue that the bourgeoisie have always used sections from within the ‘ dangerous classes ’ to control those who are overtly troublesome , perhaps following the maxim that ‘ it takes a thief to catch a thief ’ , when he argues : ‘ for one and a half centuries the bourgeoisie offered the following choices : you can go to prison or join the Army ; you can go to prison or go to the colonies ; you can go to prison or you can join the police ’ ( ibid. 23 ) . |