Example sentences of "and a half [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oxford , as unfamiliar with failure as Cambridge are to success , left it to president Pinsent to face the instant inquests following the four and a half mile slog from Putney to Mortlake . |
| 2 | ‘ In my lunch hour I run a three and a half mile circuit of the village where I work . |
| 3 | They each completed a six and a half mile circuit — in aid of Centrepoint , the charity which helps London 's homeless . |
| 4 | The time taken by the cyclist for the six and a half mile journey from Currie to the City Chambers was thirty minutes , making an average speed of 13 mph . |
| 5 | Seven and a half mile route . |
| 6 | The Silurian Way is a nine and a half mile route which takes you round the central area of the forest reaching its high point at Carron Crag at 1,031ft . |
| 7 | For nearly 3 years they 've made the 2 and a half mile trip from their temporary classrooms back to their homes . |
| 8 | In only its third year of operating the three and a half mile branch between Bodmin General and Bodmin Parkway , the B & W has established itself as a major leisure attraction and is building a reputation as one of the more progressive preserved railways in the country . |
| 9 | It 's only his third run and he 's he 's in the most competitive two and a half mile chase in the year . |
| 10 | The three and a half mile line running between Hammersmith and Riddings Junction with intermediate stations at Butterley and Swanwick Junction was originally opened in 1875 and acquired by the Midland at a later date . |
| 11 | Did we go I er I 'm now I 'm pretty sure we went home for a seven and a half hour day in twenty one , pretty sure that 's what one of the things that we did . |
| 12 | Seven and a half hour day , that was the idea . |
| 13 | So your decode that you miss on Wednesday makes an appearance along with the other decode that normally lives on Thursday in a one and a half hour session from nine to ten forty . |
| 14 | Met at airport , change money , three and a half hour drive in the cool morning to Yalikavak . |
| 15 | By 1920 , 7 million workers had gained an average six and a half hour reduction in the working week — the equivalent , almost , of what we now see as a full day 's work . |
| 16 | The woman , who has not been named , suffered a one and a half hour ordeal in her car , which only ended after the Ford Fiesta broke down in Cheshire . |
| 17 | It 's only really a four and a half hour roundabout is n't it ? |
| 18 | But if , if , if Alwyn makes his normal contribution during his thirty six and a half hour week |
| 19 | There 's still a one and a half hour gap to be accounted for , and any link between Pinder and Dominic Wetherby would change the emphasis completely . |
| 20 | Having located the vessel , a yacht called Sualidaz with three people aboard , FAB 3 towed her into Weymouth — a two and a half hour tow at abut 8 knots . |
| 21 | A two and a half hour flight from Heathrow or Gatwick will take you to Faro and from there it is just a brief drive to one of Europe 's best established resorts : Vale do Lobo , a 1,000-acre estate with outstanding sporting and recreational facilities . |
| 22 | After the Corporate Relations ’ press officer 's wedding in August , Emma and new husband Tim Godfrey will jet off on the nine and a half hour flight from Heathrow to Grand Cayman via Miami . |
| 23 | Brian Goddard , the Civic director , accused the English Shakespeare Company of ‘ artistic arrogance ’ for not having an interval in their two and a half hour sell-out production . |
| 24 | On one occasion he nearly saw the man killed : ‘ The rope , sixty-five yards long , on his being drawn up , having a knot in the middle , was arrested by a clint ( crack ) in the rock , to which , with an eaglet sixteen and a half pounds weight , tied to his back , he had no other resource than that of ascending by his hands , the space something overhanging from the nest to the crack … |
| 25 | and a cable tidy , that sounds quite good , these are half price things for ten days only There 's a remote control colour television for one thirty nine , ninety nine , save fifty pounds they 've got the dear tapes here look , erm six and a half hours video tapes , recommended price seven ninety nine can get for three ninety nine and there 's another one here three pack , twelve hours video tape for six ninety nine must end Saturday November the twenty ninth , oh perhaps I 'll buy you one of those , oh I have bought you a birthday present have n't I ? |
| 26 | Snow Blizzard is something of a quirky character but would win Lingfield 's mile and a half Taurus Handicap if adapting to the all weather surface . |
| 27 | The tax-free lump sum , if you choose to take it , can not be more than one and a half times salary . |
| 28 | Prior to the 1987 Budget , the only restriction that applied was that the maximum was set at one and a half times salary . |
| 29 | The amount of fabric fullness required is variable and although a minimum of twice the length of the curtain fixture is satisfactory , two and a quarter to two and a half times fullness is preferable to achieve a well-balanced , attractive pleating arrangement . |
| 30 | The pleats can be spaced out if preferred , needing approximately two and a half times fullness . |