Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [art] first half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having started the match eight points down from the first leg , Hemel spent the first half apparently doing everything they could to double the deficit . |
| 2 | Baker did well apart from losing possession for the Saints ' third goal while Wark earned a first half booking for a challenge on Banger . |
| 3 | The £2m-rated striker missed three chances to add to his 21 goals so far this season as Pompey dominated the first half of this Anglo-Italian Cup tie . |
| 4 | Liverpool dominated the first half , but found the Rovers defence determined to make their manager 's return a successful one . |
| 5 | Bucks dominated the first half , deservedly leading when Julian Laxon scored from a Gavin Bambury cross just before the interval . |
| 6 | Batty was having a serious confrontation with Alan Byrne in midfield Byrne won the first half . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Cremonese dominated the first half and were unlucky not to get a penalty when winger Massika Lombardini was brought down by a joint tackle from Osman and Gerry Harrison . |
| 9 | With the wind in their favour Ballymena dominated the first half being encamped for long spells in the Hawick territory . |
| 10 | To show ‘ solidarity with the poor ’ , and hoping , politely , to shame the Americans into faster delivery , President Guillermo Endara spent the first half of March fasting in Metropolitan Cathedral . |
| 11 | Saatchi & Saatchi announced a first half profit before tax of £11.1m , compared with a loss of £32m in the same period last year . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | Pilkington reported a first half profit before tax of £15.1m ( v £50.6m ) . |
| 14 | Leeds started the first half well , with Deane getting a very early chance , Speed got in his way a bit and the header was a typical powder puff in the end . |
| 15 | 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 . |