Example sentences of "for [v-ing] half [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | When I met Mike , he strolled into the office and apologised for bringing half a farm yard with him . |
2 | However , the fact is that for approaching half a century British cities have been publicly regulated by a system designed to guide , shape and control the form and appearance of the urban environment . |
3 | ‘ He 's earning four times too much for doing half the job . ’ |
4 | I was very lucky ; Clarence House has a reputation for giving half an hour and then that 's it . |
5 | A RAILWAY clerk sacked for drinking half a shandy at his farewell do celebrated his reprieve yesterday — with the same tipple at his local . |