Example sentences of "'s half a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The health union negotiators said the award was ‘ totally unacceptable ’ Judith Carter , the unions ' lead negotiator and national officer for Cohse , described the award as a ‘ derisory insult to Britain 's half a million nurses ’ . |
| 2 | The stumbling block has been Stoke City 's half a million pounds compensation demand which the Parkhead club have refused to meet . |
| 3 | A bank is taking court action over the former Tory Party chairman 's half a million pound overdraft . |
| 4 | Guy sent it , gee look that 's half a million quid . |
| 5 | And it 's half a blooming hour were n't it ? |
| 6 | During our ‘ inspection tour ’ I had heard a fair amount of noise from the garden , and now Miss Sowerby announced , ‘ There 's half a dozen patients , Doctor , including one who 's hurt his head badly . ’ |
| 7 | investigates something , and there 's half a dozen people in the group to give their opinion , it 's not what worth the paper it 's printed on . |
| 8 | That 's half a billion pounds every year . |