Example sentences of "a half [noun pl] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tax for a property in the highest band will be about two and a half times that for one in the lowest band . |
| 2 | ‘ We believe that the British Government must do more to oppose the job discrimination that has created unemployment levels two and a half times higher for Catholic workers than Protestant workers . |
| 3 | Moscow Sea , making his first appearance of the season , caught the eye on his debut last October , running on strongly to finish one and a half lengths third to Bob 's Return . |
| 4 | That the son turned out to be all but six and a half feet tall at the age of thirteen and went through school and university wielding a subversive wit which catapulted him into the West End and the beginnings of real fame in his early twenties , seems almost in bad taste , very embarrassing indeed , certainly uncalled for and probably best left undiscovered . |
| 5 | Through some judicious editing of the contributions of Shinehead and Teddy Pendergrass , Kaye managed to shoehorn the material into two CDs , utilising the maximum 74 and a half minutes available on both ( the excessive running time provided a convenient excuse for dispensing with the need for a vinyl format ) . |
| 6 | Through some judicious editing of the contributions of Shinehead and Teddy Pendergrass , Kaye managed to shoehorn the material into two CDs , utilising the maximum 74 and a half minutes available on both ( the excessive running time provided a convenient excuse for dispensing with the need for a vinyl format ) . |
| 7 | Gary was six and a half years old at referral and was described as a very unlovable child . |
| 8 | However , the steepness of its banks made it impossible for vehicles to cross except by the bridge at the southern and of the town which , in 1815 , was only two and a half yards wide at its broadest point . |