Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [noun] [be] half " in BNC.

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1 Now the turning wizard was half man-size .
2 In the Stadtpark just behind the swimming pool , the cars parked under the chestnut trees were half an inch deep in confetti-like blossom .
3 The town centre is half a mile away but there are shops and cafés on the main road close by .
4 Education spokesman Mike Barnett said although the exclusion rate was half that of other counties , it was still a matter of serious concern .
5 The drinking-up time is half an hour for people taking meals if the liquor was supplied ancillary to meals .
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