Example sentences of "[conj] about half an " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hypnotic suggestion can be heard when the subject is at the Delta level — which , perhaps surprisingly , occupies no more than about half an hour each night . |
| 2 | So it was that about half an hour later the telephone rang again at the vicarage . |
| 3 | It was during these anxious weeks of searching that Halim , our grave-robbing friend , took us to another of his Ming-porcelain burial-grounds , located several hours from Makassar and about half an hour 's march from the nearest hamlet . |
| 4 | We called them that because about half an hour after they moved in , the head of the household knocked and enquired of Nigel , ‘ Please , how do you cook potatoes ? ’ |
| 5 | After about half an hour a girl came out of the gate , her tartan shawl held round her with rough , reddened hands . |
| 6 | However , after about half an hour , some of the smell chemicals have started to evaporate creating an odour gradient , and the dog can set off on the trail . |
| 7 | He left her after about half an hour and went down to the lake to see Burkett . |
| 8 | After about half an hour he picked up his book and came over to me — and I told him off . |
| 9 | So after about half an hour of this Truman sends an order saying tell that son of a bitch to get over here . |