Example sentences of "[prep] only half " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the 1988 development value but the state of London 's housing market means that it is probably worth only half that today — and Chelsea is naturally reluctant to pay . |
| 2 | She was particularly fond , especially when asked her opinion on some current controversy , of quoting the words of Muhammad to Abu Said al-Khudri : ‘ Is n't the testimony of a woman worth only half the testimony of a man ? |
| 3 | Cheryl gazed for only half a minute . |
| 4 | You have met the little beast for only half an hour and her father has known her all her life ! ’ |
| 5 | Whether the share of GNP devoted to defence is 13–14 per cent or some other figure ; whether growth was 4 per cent a year throughout the 1970s , or for only half that time , military expenditure has been a major contributor to the investment squeeze . |
| 6 | He flinches for only half a second , but it 's enough to take me inside the hall . |
| 7 | Squatting in the soil , knees bent double either side of her head , intent on her hands working between her legs , Carolyn could have been taken for only half her age . |
| 8 | The hours of London tailors were fixed by statute , but the journeymen could still complain that the masters called upon them for only half a day , leaving them in their public houses all morning . |
| 9 | And one day there will be a case , one which even you will believe , of a sailor lost in a whale 's mouth and recovered from its belly ; maybe not after half a day , perhaps after only half an hour . |
| 10 | Some of the crew puffing after only half an hour or so , which is n't surprising as the only exercise they take in the normal run of things is putting their legs under a table and aiming their snouts at the trough . |
| 11 | Different manufacturers claim widely different life expectancies for both materials , but you can reasonably expect a five-year life from most types ( but as some manufacturers claim a life of only half this , and others double , check before you buy ) . |
| 12 | But , first , you can see the whole stage — and even today houses are being built with seats that have a view of only half the stage ! — and second , it is acoustically marvellous for the audience and the conductor ; for opera and for concerts , especially choral concerts . |
| 13 | Thus the cortex on one side contains a map of only half the visual field , but it contains two versions of that map , one from each eye , superimposed on one another . |
| 14 | Examples of this are nowadays quoted in most of the newspapers — the 25–30 year-old trader who is earning £200 000–£400 000 whilst the person who runs the whole department may be on a salary of only half this . |
| 15 | Liberal Democrat To keep up with the growth of the elderly population LibDems are hoping to increase health expenditure by two per cent compared to what they claim is a current increase of only half a per cent . |
| 16 | It seemed like only half an hour since his Mum had gone . |
| 17 | In 1933 roughly 4,000 banks shut their doors , and the United States was left with only half as many as it had had in 1929 . |
| 18 | The clerk behind the screen works with only half a mind functioning . |
| 19 | Look for low-fat products ; although butter and margarine normally have the same number of calories ( 210 per 1 oz/28g ) , there are low-fat spreads with only half as many . |
| 20 | With only half the contents missing , it has paid me ten dollars more . |
| 21 | It is as yet far from complete , with only half a dozen of the country 's forty-plus aerodromes included , but subscribers are promised that the remainder will be issued them as soon as possible . |
| 22 | Clover Light is a deliciously healthy spread with only half the fat of butter or margarine . |
| 23 | If women could only have one child , girls came out head and shoulders favourite , with only half as many choosing boys . |
| 24 | Even with only half those Spanish coins he could buy all he wanted and more . |
| 25 | He told me this and that , but I listened with only half an ear . |
| 26 | During the course of their conversation , to which Julia listened with only half her attention as she sipped her brandy , she learned that Jackson French was likely to be posted to London to play a part in the winding up of UNRRA later in the year and that Comfort herself was due to leave Venice in two days ' time ‘ now that Julia is getting well again' . |
| 27 | With only half an ear for Grigoriev 's response , Rostov stared across the room . |
| 28 | Wycliffe felt stolid and dull ; he listened with only half an ear and his thoughts wandered . |
| 29 | But with only half the weight on there ? |
| 30 | But if you crossed to the wrong post there was a devil of an arguament because someone ended up with only half a strip |