Sentence examples for taking a half from inspiring English sources

In this sense, families are taking a half or quarter of a horse's riding time in return for covering that amount in expenses.

In this pastoral village in the hills of Kashmir last month, two young men Indian officials declared foreign terrorists were killed after taking a half dozen local farmers hostage.

Taking a half turn, it winds down through an enormous hole in the floor to a low-slung illuminated onyx bar and an open-plan lounge, where deeply cushioned black leather chairs cluster.

The definition of the sensitivity is further developed based on the reciprocity principle, through employing two approaches: selecting the moment when the displacement of drive point is zero as the calculation moment; reducing the degree of high-order static indeterminacy by taking a half of the structure due to symmetry in structure and anti-symmetry in load.

After taking a half hour to make this retarded sandwich, the croissant was too crunchy.

Accepting a land grant from the federal government, Cook settled in Saskatchewan following the First World War, taking a half section of land adjacent to a similar holding of his brother Bun's.

(In truth, he was only taking a half-day off.

One minor point: Mr. Martin mentioned taking a half-day tour.

Jil Sander, designer "Taking a half-day off to visit Tony Ward".

One reader suggested taking a half-gallon of ice cream outside for the family to consume before it melted.

Instead of taking a half-day or more off to consult a doctor, workers can get medical advice on the company's premises.