Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] about half [art] hour " in BNC.
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1 | thing is I do n't think I can but er I mean I might be able to pop in for about half an hour . |
2 | Well I do n't go in for about half an hour . |
3 | The papers are all subjected to these for several Conferences before they 're voted on and we lay great emphasis on achieving consensus on any motion , and I think today on the Palestine/Israel debate , which is obviously a very contentious issue , it went through in about half an hour , very calmly , very peacefully , because a lot of hard work had been done . |
4 | and I said who 's that ? and he went oh god , shit we 're in the wrong tent and they went out and you can hear 'em I mean being a tent they 're laughing their head off for about half an hour |
5 | No Singapore on the way back , did n't get off the plane though , I mean they only re-fuel , your only allowed off for about half an hour . |
6 | It was the thought of this that had her standing up after about half an hour in preparation to go to her room . |
7 | Nick and Carrie were used to timing them now , fairly accurately : they went out for about half an hour and when they came back be was sitting quiet in the kitchen , reading the paper . |