Sentence examples for a half a neck from inspiring English sources

In the races that mattered most, the Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont, Affirmed captured the Triple Crown by holding off his rival by a length and a half, a neck and a head.

"And they used to go at it all the time, by a neck, by a half a length, by a length, two lengths.

When your partner is on the other side of the world and therefore at opposite ends of the time spectrum, they're waking up while you're necking a half a bottle of pinot grigio and talking about the cat you made friends with at the corner store.

The police of his day knew Rizzo as "The General," and he certainly cut a commanding figure: 6'250250 pounds, a 19-and-a-half inch neck (Mike Tyson, for comparison, is a 20-and-a-half).

The Bulldogs beat Dayton on Jan . 12 , 79-73despite Clarke leaving in the first half with a neck injury.

Their necks bones were very fragile and their tails contained numerous small bones, and as a result, even getting half a good neck or tail is not very likely.

Which brings me neatly to Micklegate's more recent reputation as the north's most elegant drinking locale, a half-mile neck of pubs, clubs and bars, all choked with hen parties and braying stags.

After a half-hour my neck hurt.

A half-dozen necks craned toward a particularly grand fireworks finale display on stage left.

While showing the collection in the photography studio of his friend Kelly Klein this week, Mr. Melillo was wearing a denim blue T-shirt with a six-and-a-half-inch deep V-neck and a length of exactly 28-and-a-half inches (just a nudge longer than the industry standard).

Blood from a half dead chicken's neck was sprinkled onto her knees.