Example sentences of "[v-ing] only half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There would n't have been much point in fusing only half the lighting system , would there ? ’ |
| 2 | From here he could see the two talking men quite clearly , and he picked up various objects on display , looking at them quite interestedly , and keeping only half an eye on the scene outside . |
| 3 | And why was she getting only half an hour for dinner when he next door could have three quarters of an hour ? |
| 4 | The Chinese work on the principle that to exercise the outside of the body — the arms , legs and muscles — is doing only half the job . |
| 5 | Another useful extension of telling and retelling stories is the technique of telling only half a story leaving the pupils themselves to determine what happened next . |
| 6 | The move by a sub-committee of the council 's highways committee follows public concern over plans by British Rail to replace manned barriers at Chitts Hill , Lexden , and Church Street , Kelvedon , with automatic barriers covering only half the carriageway . |