Example sentences of "would [vb infin] half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alice was thinking : Jim 's so big and strong , Philip is n't ; together they 'd need half the time . |
| 2 | If there were two or more children , then you would actually receive erm twice that amount so you 'd receive half the pension . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd say half an hour . |
| 4 | What he was planning would tie half the hospital up for the entire morning ! |
| 5 | Also I would give half the furniture in this room for a good strong cup of steaming hot coffee and a couple of aspirins . |
| 6 | Both halves have their merits , but together their appeal will be limited to those teachers of computer science , who if lecturing on the impact of motor traffic on society , would spend half the time on the way sparking plugs work . |
| 7 | At a number of North-Eastern stations a porter would spend half an hour every Saturday or Sunday releasing pigeons from individual baskets , according to the instructions on the label . |
| 8 | Most normal people would have half a pound at the most . |
| 9 | ‘ I went on down the corridor to see my grandfather , wondering what it was that would take half an hour . |
| 10 | Firms interested in cleaning up their act were offered a special deal : Railside Revival would pay half the cost of materials and community programme workers would do the work for free . |
| 11 | She was delighted when the story of Hank fell into her lap ; an interview with his mother would fill half a column nicely . |
| 12 | Some would fill half a room , and the themes were normally an interpretation of the nativity in military terms . |
| 13 | The husband Malcolm Humble fixed the appointment for his day off , imagining it would last half an hour . |
| 14 | Should I express a taste for wine he would order half a bottle , or sometimes say outright that it was bad for me and I should drink lemonade . |