Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because they were only half the size of a mature Thoroughbred , they were not tall enough to see over their stable doors or internal walls so that when someone opened the stable doors , the weanlings would attempt to climb the walls in sheer terror ! |
| 2 | An imposing entrance for this was built at the end of Kirby Road , and the inspection pits were only half the length of the depot to facilitate displays . |
| 3 | Commission sources indicated that the fines were only half the sum originally proposed following major commitments by Groupe Bollore to meet EC rules . |
| 4 | Sgt Hayter 's problems were only half over as the height of the museum building was too low to allow assembly inside the building , so R5868 had to be assembled outside . |
| 5 | Swansea were only half a dozen points short of matching Llanelli 's record haul in a spectacular 73-24 thrashing of South Wales Police . |
| 6 | There were only half a dozen sergeants in the mess , but the numbers were made up by the civilian engineers who worked on the project . |
| 7 | Within two years of starting my apprenticeship I was having to do roughly a man 's work , but my wages were only half a crown a week . |
| 8 | T'zin 's gold-sheathed talons were only half retracted , and he held the goblet delicately between them . |
| 9 | They were only half alive . |
| 10 | You were only half an hour . |
| 11 | You were only half an hour . |
| 12 | When they were up they were up , when they were down they were down , when they were only half way up they were only half way up they were neither up or down . |
| 13 | When they were up they were up , when they were down they were down , when they were only half way up they were only half way up they were neither up or down . |
| 14 | When they were only half way up they were neither up or down . |
| 15 | There were perhaps half a dozen other passengers in the carriage , all spread out . |
| 16 | He 'd apologized , but the sailors were already half cut . |
| 17 | Less than 6 months ago there were approx half a dozen people each using makeshift alias lists ; now there 's 100 of us world-wide , literally . |
| 18 | ( At 1 July 1947 there were approximately half a million troops overseas . ) |
| 19 | The streets of Al Ain and the highway were still half covered in drifts of sand . |
| 20 | The fact that they were both half covered with the slimy grey Melanism-fluid did not have to matter . |
| 21 | Her breasts , unencumbered by a bra , were also half exposed . |
| 22 | Sorry about the delay , but the the school in front of you were nearly half an hour late . |
| 23 | We were nearly half an hour late in leaving — the branch line spirit lives on ! |
| 24 | From 1977 to 1986 there were about half as many convictions for manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility as there were murder convictions . |
| 25 | It found that 14% of women had experienced urinary incontinence , 5.7% within the preceding week ; the corresponding figures for men were about half these . |
| 26 | There were about half a dozen porcelain dolls sitting among them , the kind with which his sisters had played as children . |
| 27 | The riding stables were about half an hour 's drive from the college . |
| 28 | There were about half a dozen tax manuals , some computer books , a large-scale London A to Z and a copy of Duke Ellington 's book , Music is my Mistress . |
| 29 | That particular single matter was not pursued by the ombudsman an and that therefore means that erm it is n't something that er he felt was a question of maladministration but I did want just to emphasise that this particular point , because in the more er i in the recent report to the Policy Resources Committee on ombudsman complaints , the number , and I ca n't recall exactly what the number was , but the number included in that report relating to planning matters was certainly higher than one , I think there were about half a dozen and what I wanted to take the opportunity of explaining was the , the majority of those all but the one that I 've now referred to , er where in fact relating to district matter planning applications and not to the County Council . |
| 30 | when we got home we sat eating we 'd got home from a show then and we were sat eating supper , and it were about half past three in the morning and we sat talking , I said to Rudy I 'm sure I can smell burning ! |