Sentence examples for demolished half from inspiring English sources

But to the east, fragments of Leroy Place, which was demolished half a century ago, may still survive.

The first rocket demolished half the second floor, sending its white stones flying into the street with sheets of glass.

Last month, the group demolished half a dozen ancient statues, smashing them with sledge hammers, and in June they blew up two historic tombs.

Mr. Gilbert died in 1911; his last work in New York was a building for the Cremorne Mission at 316 Water Street, demolished half a century ago.

But to cognoscenti, another building makes a run for that distinction, the 1870 Stuyvesant Apartments at 142 East 18th Street, an oddball little five-story walk-up with an impeccable pedigree, demolished half a century ago.

The firehouse from Ghostbusters used to be twice as wide, until they demolished half of it to widen Varick Street.

For the decision has been taken not just to demolish half the centre and build a 16-screen cinema plus health club, but - more significantly - to give the place a new name: the Wandsworth Shopping Centre.

The council voted 6 to 0, with one abstention, to allow the five developers who own 5,000 apartments in the area to demolish half of them and rebuild more expensive rentals.

Deranged, on-off schemes by the GLC to demolish half the streets when the fruit and veg market moved out meant that buildings were abandoned, as everybody prepared for the shift south to Nine Elms.

Above his machine's whir, though, Mr. Pazooki sometimes heard chatter: of plans to demolish half a city block, from 40th to 41st Streets on Eighth Avenue's east side, to help revitalize Times Square.

On Monday morning, authorities in Calais began tearing down shelters in the southern section of the camp, as part of a plan to demolish half of the Jungle.