Example sentences of "i [verb] half [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I made half a pint of white sauce in the measuring jug I |
2 | I think I made half the record with the Firebird and the other half with the Lazer . |
3 | Well I mean half a bottle to do the top and the down , you can do that bit , measure if you like . |
4 | I mean half a crown size . |
5 | I mean half a side . |
6 | I mean half the time I think I do n't remember anything because er er , people are so busy blooming playing around and |
7 | I eat half a banana . |
8 | I drunk half a pint of rum , half a pint of vodka and three or four cans of |
9 | So I said I went and lay in the in these bull rushes and I got half a brick , yes , he says , and I saw them coming and he says and I threw it and hit him this er blackleg with this half brick . |
10 | The second attempt was much shorter and hit off , I thought , the right balance between regretful practicality and yet sufficient affection and desire for her still to want to climb into bed if I got half a chance . |
11 | I want half the winnings . |
12 | And it was one of those such nights that at half past seven I 'd just got most of the fires set and ready to er er just on and going and I 'd half an hour to get everything straightened and ready for eight o'clock opening , and the door at the back went , which was where the office used to be . |
13 | I mean the first time at a lower level something appeared , I shaded half a square |
14 | ‘ The first time ’ , Hortensia said , ‘ I poured half a tin of Golden Syrup on to the seat of the chair the Trunchbull was going to sit on at prayers . |
15 | Knowing the speed that floppy disks take to format , I allowed half a day for the job , but it was done in a couple of minutes — it 's the absolutely essential task of backing up files that takes the time . |
16 | I walked half the slope of Battersea Bridge . |
17 | ‘ Not so much grind as bury in the back of the little bastard 's head if I get half a chance . ’ |
18 | So I assume Half a Sixpence is finished . |
19 | I spent half an hour skiing Don 's bumps , and found they interesting and realistic to ski . |
20 | I spent half an hour painting layer upon layer over the hole and went to bed , and in the morning took two hours picking the varnish off because I 'm quite hairy , and then the damn thing moved again . |
21 | And I said , or he said , I spent half an hour on the phone , trying to study , he said , she was from Ireland , he said , I could n't understand a bloody word she was saying . |
22 | do if I 've got anything , but I find half the time , I mean , it 's like jeans and things , if you go into Marks 's you can spend fifteen pound on a |
23 | and I carved half the chicken |
24 | Cor , can I have half a banana on mine ? |
25 | Er he wanted to er see me , his brother had got promoted and was Half of his book was come vacant , would I have half the book ? |
26 | ‘ I suppose half a robbery is better than a full robbery , ’ said Duff . |
27 | The last time I made about half a pint of bread sauce , I lost half the bread sauce all over it ! |
28 | But I mean I lost half the conversation , they wondered what was going on . |
29 | Summoning the last of my energy for one big effort I blew half an ounce or so of Redbreast Flake from the uterine mucosa and heaved forward . |
30 | I , I 've been in Germany recently , selling. , I took a number of our British products over and I saw half a ton of my cheeses in the German supermarket . |