Sentence examples for half could have from inspiring English sources
More than half could have health insurance under existing public programs.
A silly PK given up by Markus Holgersson at the end of the half could have demoralized the team going into the locker room, but instead Petke rallied the troops and the mighty Metros came out firing in the second.
Each segment of the first half could have made a complete set, and the second half didn't slow down, either, with more film clips, a short reminiscence from the tap dancer Honi Coles, and a set of tunes by the vocalist Arthur Prysock.
An indisciplined spell late in the first half could have undermined all that good work as Brett Ferres was sin-binned, albeit harshly, for a petty foul on Sing, then Danny Sculthorpe was put on report for a late tackle on Horne.
The over-long first half could have done with some judicious editing: once the war begins, and the story accelerates through the next 10 years, too many aspects of the plot turn out to have no consequence, or are simply forgotten.
The first half could have yielded more goals for the hosts as Ipswich goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski made an excellent one-handed reaction save from Korey Smith's deflected shot.
Age is just a number: Sunday's game, especially the first half, could've been sponsored by AARP.
Eric Abidal, called up for Lilian Thuram but a marauding full-back who makes an awkward centre-half, could have no real complaint at his dismissal after making contact with Luca Toni as he bore down on goal.
There's little doubt a few of the "160 or so" breaks he has suffered since being diagnosed with brittle bone disease at the age of three-and-a-half could have been avoided with a more cautious approach to life.
Southampton pushed Liverpool on to the back foot for most of the remainder of the first half and could have been level by half-time.
