Example sentences of "the second half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bullets seemed unable to set up a consistent attack — Alan Murray was top scorer with just 11 points — and they could not put things right in the second half . |
| 2 | The second half of the nineteenth century saw new standards achieved in art historical scholarship , both through the careful study of documents and by close scrutiny of works of art . |
| 3 | Let us look at the second half of the twentieth century . |
| 4 | The second half of this can be seen to coincide with the opinion of Chatterton which is expressed by Ackroyd 's Wilde : ‘ a strange , slight boy who was so prodigal of his genius that he attached the names of others to it . ’ |
| 5 | By the second half of the 1980s InterCity was well on its way towards selfsufficiency and genuine operating profits . |
| 6 | As was the case with the West Coast main line , the Great Western sub-sector was also badly affected by recession , but the decline at the start of the decade was matched by a spectacular recovery which started from the second half of the 1980s . |
| 7 | During the second half of the eighties , InterCity could at last boast five complete ten-coach VIP train sets all based and serviced at London 's Bounds Green depot . |
| 8 | This is natural : the exceptionally influential eminence that Eliot achieved through the second half of his life , together with his almost explicit ( though characteristically demure ) donning of the Virgilian mantle himself , have made it inevitable . |
| 9 | There is no twentieth-century master who belongs to the second half of this century . |
| 10 | Quick replies by Kelly Shelford and Mark Elia led to the suspicion that New Zealand could score at will and were easing themselves into their stride , but doubts arose early in the second half with a succession of missed chances . |
| 11 | In scoring the try which restored Llanelli 's lead and waning confidence deep in the second half , the left wing Bowling got an accidental boot in the mouth . |
| 12 | Very kind , but international players are supposed to be habitually influential , and it was Hazard who in the second half , with a few incisive passes , gifts from the heavens on a day like this , left a greater mark . |
| 13 | So the thrust of Everton movement was provided down the other side by Ian Snodin and Stuart McCall , to such effect during the second half that Steve Coppell , the Crystal Palace manager , likened the impression on his defence to kneading dough . |
| 14 | Lewis and Langridge added further goals before the interval with Anne Green and Andrea Gallyer completing the scoring in the second half for a convincing 5-0 win . |
| 15 | Analysts predict £5.8m taxable profits for the year , with the second half traditionally stronger . |
| 16 | Castleford , who , like Hull , were fined £3,000 yesterday for brawling in a League match , were in control for most of the game , but their young side was caught by a Kiwi revival in the second half . |
| 17 | The introduction of Gary Freeman , a former Castleford player , helped settle the tourists , who prevented any home score in the second half . |
| 18 | In the second half , Paul Ince , running on to a free kick , beat Pompey 's wall to see the ball deflected off Knight 's body . |
| 19 | Forest , held to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground , were 3-1 ahead with 17 minutes of normal time left , and deservedly so ; they had come out for the second half bristling with determination to make quality tell . |
| 20 | Forest regained the lead four minutes into the second half when Gary Crosby , chasing Nigel Clough 's clever pass , swept past Chris Hutchings and poked the ball between Steve Hardwick 's legs . |
| 21 | Atahuallpa , 33-years-old we are carefully informed , is unmistakably a Christ-figure , and throughout the second half Jack Klaff is dressed and posed accordingly , culminating in a pieta in Pizarro 's arms . |
| 22 | Selling the 30 per cent stake in Harrisons Malaya brought a £75.9m extraordinary first half profit , and the sale of Felton should bring a £25m excess in the second half . |
| 23 | The second half opened with Hemel threatening a stunning transformation as they outscored their opponents 9-2 to go one point ahead on the night and seven down overall . |
| 24 | This dispirited the French at the moment their fortunes were improving , and their problems were exacerbated when Hastings added his third penalty and his second try in the first 10 minutes of the second half . |
| 25 | Not to be outdone , Liverpool defender Steve Staunton capably filled the striking boots of Ian Rush for the second half , scoring all three goals in their 3-0 win over Wigan for an 8-2 aggregate result . |
| 26 | The decline was attributed to ‘ very soft prices ’ for finished clothing leather in the second half , which eroded profit margins . |
| 27 | But Mr Lawson has now succeeded in doubling rates since the spring of last year ; we are into the second half of this parliament ; and there can be no certainty that this is the top of the ladder . |
| 28 | Less than a week ago , he said that this congress would strip the party of its ideology and change its name , but it now looks likely that he will have to settle for the second half of the forecast . |
| 29 | ‘ We were all too aware that exhaustion would be a problem in the second half . ’ |
| 30 | This page Business failures : Business failures soared by more than a third in the second half of this year . |