Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] for half a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came to understand the need to settle for half a loaf rather than nothing at all ; he recognized the need to negotiate with legislators while he also discovered how to bring them into line by going over their heads to the people . |
| 2 | This visits period lasted for half a term , although for some subject departments it was completed during four weeks . |
| 3 | The sauce , a mixture of many ingredients , was poured over the snails and the whole simmered for half an house . |
| 4 | As there is a great deal of pressure on our subsequent debate , I shall allow questions on the statement to continue for half an hour , until 4.20 pm , but we must then move on . |
| 5 | The fireball that came with the flash lasted for half a second and enveloped the whole stumbling figure . |