Example sentences of "before half " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exasperated Scouser , anxious no doubt to reach The Grapes before half ten , explodes . |
| 2 | Mansell 's return to Williams ended with gearbox failure before half the distance ( above left ) . |
| 3 | Bishop , who worked manfully to keep West Ham moving forward from midfield , also had a 20-yard first-time shot turned aside by the goalkeeper just before half time . |
| 4 | The youth final was a game of many chances but it was defending champions Friends of Allonby who scored just five seconds before half time against Viking . |
| 5 | He then knocked a 21-year-old girl over and kicked her in the face , before half choking and battering a 23-year-old . |
| 6 | Now it was time to get the hell out of the area before half a dozen screaming squad cars came to find out what all the shooting was about . |
| 7 | With this fact duly logged , Brad Doshan boarded the coach confidently but was slightly surprised at the size of the win , which was signed , sealed and delivered before half an hour had been played . |
| 8 | This unlikely pair of companions had left Miss Wharton 's flat in Crowhurst Gardens just before half past eight to walk the half-mile stretch of the Grand Union Canal to St Matthew 's church . |
| 9 | He came back to his car , parked inconspicuously on the grass by the privet hedge , shortly before half past ten . |
| 10 | Merrill did n't hear the rest as he hurried away , before half turning to fling over his shoulder , apparently as an afterthought , ‘ Three minutes , Miss Stanton , and I 'll be with you . ’ |
| 11 | Beardsley put Everton in front just before half time . |
| 12 | In these months twilight never comes before half past eight or nine o'clock . |
| 13 | Cowan scored the equaliser a minute before half time to bring his total for the season to 44 , beating the club record of 43 held by Martin Malone since 1973–74 . |
| 14 | Richard Wilson scored again for Royston before half time . |
| 15 | At least one Leeds player scored a goal this weekend , as Frank Strandli gave Norway the lead against USA a minute before half time . |
| 16 | It was always before half term . |
| 17 | I 've always done it before half term ! |
| 18 | Then I 've got the environment which again , comes right the way through until erm just before half , well just after half term |
| 19 | No , you said you were there for half past five , because you had to get there before half past five in order to book it . |
| 20 | Well I was told you had to get there before half past five . |
| 21 | What what we need to do , is make sure these scripts are done before half term really , do n't we . |
| 22 | Jim Magilton provided United with this chance just before half time . |
| 23 | It 's the last test for the 4th General Support Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps before half a year in former Yugoslavia . |
| 24 | Landing kicks on target has been Gloucester 's main weakness this season and when Roberts made it two out of two just before half time they must have thought their luck was changing . |
| 25 | Dave Mitchell made it 2-0 just before half time . |
| 26 | Just before half time , the cherry and whites , who were black and whites for this game , forced a way through for the second try . |
| 27 | Davy Marrs stretched North 's lead with a try a minute before half time following a good three-quarter line movement . |
| 28 | Neill knocked home from six yards after Moore delivered a fine cross for the opener , then shortly before half time McFeeley got the second with a neat lob from 18 yards . |
| 29 | Tommy Mooney should have done better just before half time after going through but he rushed his shot and failed to even hit the target . |
| 30 | It was 3–0 seconds before half time when Mooney sent Simon Thompson through the middle and after being forced wide by Alan Kamara still managed to beat Bracey from 15 yards . |