Example sentences of "in about half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deputy unit manager Phil Brown , who has taken responsibility for the computer system , says : ‘ We can do the stocktake in about half a day with the Psion Organiser . |
| 2 | For even better bedding , prepare the site , then lay an even bed of mortar over an area which can be paved in about half an hour . |
| 3 | The Republicans put up candidates in about half the constituencies and their overall share of the vote stayed low at 2.3 per cent . |
| 4 | In about half of those cases there is no apparent cause , according to the report . |
| 5 | In about half , much of the work was insufficiently demanding , particularly for older and more able children . |
| 6 | Built in Luton at IBC and with a range of European Vauxhall and Opel engines that take local content to 80 per cent , they 'll be in about half of Vauxhall 's dealers with prices just up on the Suzuki Vitara for the Sport and just below the Isuzu Trooper and old Shogun for the five-door Across Europe , GM is optimistic it can sell 40,000 and has capacity for another 10,000 should Europe 's fastest-growing market segment require it . |
| 7 | I want you to drive me down to the railway station in about half an hour . ’ |
| 8 | The Dutch oven is a large iron pot on legs with heavy iron top ; a bed of coals is placed under it and on top of the lid and in about half an hour the food is cooked . |
| 9 | ‘ He was brought in about half an hour ago . |
| 10 | Pour in about half of the stock , add chocolate and stir gently until melted . |
| 11 | Once appointed , almost everyone was briefed , mainly by their head teacher but also in about half the cases by their class teacher . |
| 12 | In the three studies that have reported the natural course of the disease in placebo arms of trials of medical treatment the disease progressed in about half the patients . |
| 13 | " I 'm coming home today , in about half an hour . |
| 14 | If I do n't hear from you in about half an hour I 'll ring anyway . |
| 15 | In about half of all cases hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is familial , the remaining cases presumably arising from sporadic mutation . |
| 16 | Three clues to a certain film , and I 'll tell you the answer in about half an hour 's time , just before four o'clock . |
| 17 | Dexter would appear in about half an hour . |
| 18 | Suppose I bring it up on a tray in about half an hour . |
| 19 | But I shall know in about half an hour . " |
| 20 | I 've got a wee boy at the scouts and he should be in about half past eight . |
| 21 | ‘ Dinner in about half an hour , ’ William said . |
| 22 | ‘ Uh — I 'll be down in about half an hour , ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour . |
| 24 | A pair of Jacobean Dersinghams , husband and wife in about half life-size , kneeling side by side on a plinth , looked stolidly into eternity . |
| 25 | In those days a man would run in about half past eleven at night and he could very well be on an early shift the next day . |
| 26 | In local government elections held on May 3 in about half the districts or boroughs in England , for the Scottish regional and island councils and in six districts in Wales , the Labour Party made considerable gains in terms both of seats won and councils controlled . |
| 27 | In about half the countries in the world governments had imprisoned people for their beliefs , while more than 100 governments had resorted to torture or the maltreatment of prisoners ; thousands of people had " disappeared " or were extra-judicially executed in 29 countries , most notably in Sri Lanka , Brazil , El Salvador , Guatemala and Peru . |
| 28 | Cytochrome P450 was present in only a small proportion of normal colon samples , whereas epoxide hydrolase and glutathione S-transferase β were identified in about half , and glutathione S-transferase α and γ in most normal samples . |
| 29 | In one study , necropsy was undertaken in about half of the patients who died , and showed graft occlusion only in patients given aprotinin . |
| 30 | The Head of Humanities in a large comprehensive school commented in my hearing , in a staff meeting about 3rd year general discussion groups on controversial issues , that " in about half of such groups the question of God is brought in by some kid or other " and that he felt " put on the spot " . |