Example sentences of "[am/are] only half " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
| 2 | This means that there are only half as many samples in the circuit as there are delaying stages . |
| 3 | But the amazing looks are only half of the story ; National made these instruments specifically to be the loudest acoustic guitars in existence — and they succeeded . |
| 4 | The chances of having an accident at work today are only half those in 1979 . |
| 5 | 3 Now copy and complete these figures which are only half drawn . |
| 6 | After all we are only half way through this year 's Charity of the Year programme and there is still a long way to go if we are to raise enough to fully fund the training of a Macmillan Nurse . |
| 7 | Although Britain 's output of services is almost three times its manufacturing output , recorded exports of services are only half those of manufactures — and in the past 30 years , Britain 's share of world trade in services has fallen slightly faster than its share in manufacturing . |
| 8 | Now if that is correct perhaps a minister could say so and clear in explicit terms er because it is very , very important because increasingly er a number of firms act in er in er in in both capacities and indeed for the large firms I think many of us are aware of the difficulty that 's now arising and there are only half a dozen very large accountancy firms that are capable of providing accounting and auditing services in this country and indeed most of them are beneficiaries of this government 's largesse in awarding public service contracts er to a surprising degree and so the government will be well aware of the problem . |
| 9 | Consider the facts : there are about 3,000 architects in Scotland ; workloads have declined by as much as 60 per cent ; and some firms report that they are only half the size they were just two years ago . |
| 10 | the beds are only half |
| 11 | Well we 've got ten pages to do , we 're only half way through the first page man ! |
| 12 | I 'm only half joking of course when I say that by comparison the rip-offs and the scams and the scandals mean nothing . |
| 13 | I 'm only half English . ’ |
| 14 | That 's cos I 'm only half time , I 'd get two pound if I were |