For half an hour Bruce paid less attention to these things than he did to the carcass of the caribou.
For half an hour after leaving the mass of rocks where he had encountered Muskwa, Thor lumbered on as if utterly oblivious of the fact that the cub was following.
For half an hour he waited, repeating the signals at intervals.
For half a minute after the command to throw up his hands McKay did not move.
For half an hour before he built a fire he sought eagerly for the things he had concealed here and there.
She gave the money which she had laid by for half a year's rent, and promised to pay two shillings a week till all was cleared; so she did not lose her employment.
For half an hour the old man did the best he could, cleansing and rebandaging.
For three quarters of a century this country had grown; for half a century it had been divided, one section fighting against another in all but arms.
For half an hour or so Josephine remained in her own room above, having done all she could to establish some sort of order.
Do not disturb me for half an hour; but come to me then, and knock at the door.
He came forward and took both their hands, and it was not till he had held Clara's for half a minute in his own that they both saw that he was more than ordinarily serious.
You could not have had the heart to keep it from me for half a day.
For half a minute, with beady eyes, the wild thing studied them, with twitching sensitive nose reading the messages of the air.
I'd like to put on the gloves with you every day for half an hour," Hazard said.
For half an hour he had given no recognition of her existence save once, when the chill evening wind caused him to tuck the robe tightly about her and himself.
They must have been near us for half an hour," said the subaltern.
The regiment rose to the blast of the bugle as one man; but one man there was who rose more swiftly than all the others, for half an inch of bayonet was in the fleshy part of his leg.
They fought together, bleeding and breathless, for half an hour, and, after heavy punishment, triumphantly pulled down their opponent as terriers pull down a jackal.
For half an hour the pen scratched without stopping.
For half a century Irish labour has been, as we are here told, poured into England, producing a glut in the market, and lowering not only the wages, but also the standard of comfort among English labourers.
Arthur would have cared very little for the clothes could he have had his way with the woman who wore them,--could he have had his way even so far as to have found himself alone with her for half-an-hour.
It is hardly too much to say that this gentle scholar was for half a century the teacher of Europe.
For half a century these sentimental poems were as popular as the early works of Longfellow, and they are still widely read by people who like homely themes and plenty of homely sentiment in their poetry.
Soon I overtake it, and, following it for half a mile off the trail, I find myself before an enclosure of several acres, surrounded by a high stone wall with quite imposing gateways.
Kazan and Gray Wolf struck the trail of one of these sledges on the Gray Beaver, and followed it for half a mile.
She knew that the day before he had been very near to exhaustion, and so for half an hour longer she lay quiet, cooing softly to the baby Joan.
For half an hour Joan worked over him, talking to him all the time, and fondling him with her soft hands.
For half a mile he pursued, until the wolf instinct in him rose over the dog, and he gave up the futile race.
For half an hour longer, therefore, he pursued his way, carefully noting every curve, until he was fully convinced that his course was nearer west than north.
For half an hour, he pursued his way with haste and diligence, but without knowing where he was going--whether he was moving toward Richmond or Washington.
For half an hour Tom argued the matter with John; but the military enthusiasm of the latter had been so aroused by the march and its attendant circumstances, that he could not restrain his inclination.
For half a moment longer Laine stared at the paper in his hand, then, with the cigar, it fell to the floor, and he lifted his head as if for breath.
For half a moment she looked at him, then, without warning, threw her arms around his neck and hid her face against his.
For half a minute he stood by the boy's side, then touched him on the shoulder.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "for half" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
