Half-hour Sentence Examples

Don't spend a half hour selecting what you need, either.

Gabriel moved through the meat locker, unaffected by the cold after the half hour battle.

A half hour later she was leaning over him, listening to him breath.

Bill picked Katie up a half hour ago.

Finally, after a half hour of tossing and turning he gave up.

Jule had watched the Magician for a good half hour.

Fred had left a half hour earlier, to see Miss Worthington, about some business, or so he claimed.

For nearly a half hour she struggled with the idea of going to the clinic.

Call ahead, because they stop delivering a half hour before closing.

The parade, with its smiles, applause, and balloons, was over in a half hour.

Cynthia was troubled with a headache and tried to catch an extra half-hour of sleep as Dean served breakfast to the early risers, Penny, Mick and two of the other climbers.

A half hour later, with Dean never having removed the phone from his ear, they were ready to leave for the airport.

The usual forty-five minute trip took little more than a half hour.

After about a half hour of walking around trying to take everything in, Elisabeth said, "Pick one for yourself."

The lava cakes won't be ready for another half hour.

I thought maybe a half hour or so before guests arrive.

He arrived a half hour early and could barely contain his anxiety.

For the next half-hour they walked together and talked about her plans for a horse ranch.

Instead, he spent a half-hour in her driveway, discussing the Norfolk trip and the search for her miss­ing husband.

The two men gave Winston a half-hour alone with Baratto before returning to the motel.

Locals would have found Willoughby's in ten minutes—not a half-hour.

It took at least a half-hour to locate the buffalo cow, and then she didn't want to be herded.

It took nearly a half hour to find Jonathan and another fifteen minutes to separate him from two attractive girls.

Less than a half hour later he was out the door.

A half-hour later, at the creek, Gerald decided he wanted to walk a while.

Thirty minutes to get to her apartment; an hour to get ready - no, better make it thirty minutes, and then another half-hour to get to her parent's house.

It had been nearly a half-hour since the last car had passed her.

After a restless half-hour, she set the book aside.

He was always enthusiastically fond of swimming, and was a great believer in fresh air, taking a cold air bath regularly in the morning, when he sat naked in his bedroom beguiling himself with a book or with writing for a half-hour or more.

Cannons were fired at half-hour intervals, alternately at Montmartre and Montlhery, 17 or 18 m.

Thunderstorms are frequent and occasionally very severe, between May and September; the annual average of thunderstorms for the decennium1888-1897was 505, the greatest frequency was in May (average 100.3) and in June (average 90.7); the severity of these storms may be imagined from the fact that in a half-hour between 5 and 6 p.m.

Formerly regarded as a distinct genus - the natural fate of all the various ' Brefeld has observed that a bacterium may divide once every half-hour, and its progeny repeat the process in the same time.

We must have taken a half hour trying to coax him back.

She spent the next half hour in the dim lighting of the car fixing her makeup with Pierre's persistent pointers.

Heidi, the rest of your flock has been in bed for a half-hour.

Locals would have found Willoughby's in ten minutes—not a half-hour.

Only two ideas, maximum, were to be made to fit into a half-hour documentary; anything more taxed the brain.

Thirteen half-hour episodes (titled Episode 1 to Episode 13) were made before the show canceled.

The opening half hour was largely uneventful, with both sides looking a little rusty after a summer without competition.

I spent a rich half-hour doing exactly what my family did 30 years ago.

I'm taking a half-hour off from my current obsession, Peter Hammill's solo records, well, the early ones anyway.

If we had a busy half-hour, I used to go outside for a cigarette thinking that it relieved the stress.

Extra busses will be introduced, running every half-hour, during Monday to Friday peak periods.

The U1 leaves every half-hour from outside to Highfield Campus.

The Irishman went on to complete a hat-trick before being rested for the final half-hour.

I must say I didn't enjoy the first half-hour.

Within the next half-hour, the northern tower of the World Trade Center also collapsed.

What You're Missing On The Forum Do you want the ten minute argument, or the full half-hour?

The only goalmouth action in the opening half-hour came from the Italians with 5 efforts at goal without City managing anything.

They will perform a half hour show to release the great first album.

Main changes - NS to Redditch is down to once every half-hour, which is just plain lazy.

Shortly before the half hour mark the game livened up when Luke Prince charged into the area to latch onto a Jenkins pass.

What an odd half hour as we waited for him to get the loot.

Enjoy a one hour full body massage followed by a choice of a half hour express facial, mini manicure or mini pedicure.

Half-hour boat trips can be taken during the evening from the nearby marina.

The record is held by a lady at LWT, to whom Humphrey Barclay advised me to send a half-hour sitcom.

Lunch spaces You can pre-book a half-hour slot in one of our lunch spaces during your visit - please enquire when making your booking.

However the final half hour of the match passed by without any great incident, a damp squib ahead of Bonfire Night.

For the opening half-hour, it's a definite cinematic thrill, avoiding the usual tedium that comes from setting the historical scene.

Unplug the charger and allow the battery to stand unused for a half hour.

Internal pass doors will be oak veneer half-hour fire doors with brushed chrome handles.

There are also some extraordinarily tense, suggestive set-pieces, especially in the bleak final half-hour, and much wry comedy.

Passing Bokhara, they reached Samarkand, where the emir, whose suspicions were aroused, kept him in audience for a full half-hour; but he stood the test so well that the emir was not only pleased with "Resid Effendi" (Vambery's assumed name), but gave him handsome presents.

The feeding-hoppers A are alternately charged every half-hour, so that the layer of fuel in the generator always remains 4 ft.

Before the half hour was ended he had written a very neat composition on his slate.

But even then I can never have a quiet half hour to myself.

Hardly a man takes a half-hour's nap after dinner, but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks, "What's the news?" as if the rest of mankind had stood his sentinels.

Some give directions to be waked every half-hour, doubtless for no other purpose; and then, to pay for it, they tell what they have dreamed.

A thousand times during that half-hour Rostov cast eager and restless glances over the edge of the wood, with the two scraggy oaks rising above the aspen undergrowth and the gully with its water-worn side and "Uncle's" cap just visible above the bush on his right.

The Emperor re-entered the ballroom and remained there about another half-hour.

Another half-hour passes before they arrived with spanners and screwdrivers etc, to dismantle the device - but to no avail.

We played relaxed games throughout the next half hour during which we shag em showed his true nationality.

On the half hour Bedford had a loud shout for a penalty which was turned down by referee S. Rubery.

We had a half hour slog back up the hill to the car.

The clock had an eight-day lever movement striking the hour and the half hour and a subsidiary alarm dial and mechanism.

For the opening half-hour, it 's a definite cinematic thrill, avoiding the usual tedium that comes from setting the historical scene.

So woeful were Forest going forward that Neil Harris did n't get his first run on the ball until over half-hour had gone.

Tonight, he had a half hour of convulsions, and foaming at mouth (after a couple seizures) and then died.

Follow the suggestions in the cat recipe you are using; if no cooling suggestion is made, cool them for at least a half-hour before feeding them to your pet.

This half-hour series allows three design experts to present a professional plan for a homeowner's interior renovation project.

The half-hour show also includes segments on furniture rearranging (no cost decorating) and turning trash to treasure.

Place it over a slow fire for a half-hour, don't boil, but thoroughly heat it.

It comes together quickly and you can have the finished cookies on hand about a half-hour after you start the recipe.

Although the center does not have a resident meditation teacher, every Saturday morning for one half hour before the scheduled sitting, an experienced meditator instructs beginners in mindfulness meditation.

Though many upper elementary students have homework, it is usually a few times a week and rarely takes more than a half hour.

Once students get into middle school, however, that half hour turns into a half hour per core subject.

If you find you like eating dinner later in the evening, your child could get started with homework after a half-hour of relaxation.

It doesn't have to take hours, but it should take about 20 minutes to a half hour per class each day, even on the weekend.

Starline tours run every day, year round, with departures every half hour, on the half hour.

The half-hour series will debut on E! in late 2007.

Three years later a television show with the same name premiered, with weekly half-hour episodes.

Take outside and repeat every half hour for first full day to reinforce command and avert unneeded accidents.

We take her out every half hour or so, and praise her when she potties.

For a one or two handle tub faucet, it shouldn't take more than a half hour to perform the repair if you have all the parts.

The mechanism itself is relatively straightforward, and some fundamental troubleshooting can be done in a half hour with a screwdriver and possibly a voltage tester.

It starts off somewhat tight but begins to open with welcoming arms after a half hour or so.

A half hour later I was ready to abandon the project and switch to beer, but a friend took over my shift and whittled further away at a crack I had created.

Holding a baby upright for about a half hour after breastfeeding or bottle feeding will help keep reflux to a minimum.

Normally, the baby is born first and then the placenta is delivered within a half hour.

During the summer months (April 1 to September 30), the guard changes every half hour and every hour the rest of the year.

Lathering up your skin with a horde of toxic chemicals and waiting out that bleak half hour so your hair can burn itself below the skin is hardly a fun festival.

However, at $20 per half hour on average, these lessons can quickly spiral into expensive.

The Today Sponge, already a popular form of birth control, hit its peak in popularity when the sit-com Seinfeld made it the focus of one of its half hour episodes.

Having two ovens in one is a bargain, although you have to be patient with the convection option as it takes about a half hour to preheat before it can be used.

A costume that is $50 and only worn for a half hour is pretty expensive!

Most of the plots in the half hour episodes are recipes for disaster with Sponge Bob and his friends getting in and out of trouble.

A three hour date spent in a two and a half hour film limits the interaction you and your date can have.

Or, if you're an early riser, get up a half-hour early and start your day off writing.

Their attention spans are now long enough to complete an activity that takes about a half hour.

Spending just a few minutes shopping around amongst carriers might pay off big, and driving a half-hour to an hour more to a different airport might save you hundreds on last-minute airfare.

The show dares to be different with episodes that will feature just two characters for the full half-hour.

Set in Los Angeles, The Bold and the Beautiful debuted in 1987 as a half hour soap opera and after more than two decades, it remains successful in the 30 minute format.

As a half hour show, Bradley Bell has found ways to lower B&B's costs already and says he has more in mind.

It's easier to jump into a half hour show than an hour one, so the shorter length is an asset.

In March of 1973, CBS picked up the newly titled The Young and the Restless with its half hour serial format.

It wasn't until the end of the 1960s that all soaps were turned into half hour serials.

In the 1970s, all shows eventually converted into their current one hour format, except for The Bold and the Beautiful which debuted in 1987 and remained in the half-hour format.

Boat trips to Cancun depart several times a day, for a half hour journey to that resort mecca.

The show repeats every half hour until midnight, weather-permitting.

One handy feature is that the minutes can be moved forward and back in quarter and half hour intervals as well as in minutes.

Always perform your yoga routine the first half-hour of your lunch break; you never want to do yoga on a full stomach.

Prices are very reasonable for a half-hour massage all the way up to a one- and half-hour session.

It is recommended that people get a half hour of exercise a day, and for best results most of this should be aerobic exercise.

Even something as simple as going for a half hour walk most days can make an impact on your weight and your overall health.

At the time, many of his listeners had no idea what he looked like until he started hosting a half-hour television talk show which lasted from 1992 to 1996.

The important thing is that you get your heart rate up and keep it up for at least a half-hour.

The sewing, a half-hour, and the cutting an hour, but she doesn't do it all at once.

Unlike some of VH1's other shows, Hogan Knows Best was a half hour show, and it was presented in a sitcom like manner.

A Wedding Story is a half-hour program on the TLC network that documents weddings across the country.

Probst's first foray into television was on the FX network, where he hosted a half-hour show called Backchat.

Two episodes are aired over half-hour increments, back-to-back in order to balance out the two cities.

Each half hour show features scenes ranging from the running of the bakery to the sisters' involvement with charitable events in and around DC.

He determines that a show of real power will do the trick and decides to halt all electricity throughout the world for a half hour creating a time of absolute stillness across the industrial world.

We're already late getting started on account of him and the saddle bum will probably use up another half-hour of daylight eating our food.

A half hour passed, and then an hour before she decided to check on him.

From moms getting their first tattoo as a tribute for their children to celebrities with tattoos getting touch-ups, viewers saw tattoo designs go from an idea to completed artwork all within each half-hour episode.