Below you will find example sentences with "first half". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Half in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: first
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.5 words

Words in this phrase

first half

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • half can mean: One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

for the first half of the 2× in the first half 2× 3 million first half of 2022 1× beyond the first half 1× close the first half for a 1× course from first half we ll 1× d say first half of this 1× during the first half of wales 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the wildcats 1× before the resumption 1× browns star defensive 1× cineworld which expects 1× deals in the 1× details of related 1×

Common sentence endings:

the first half 4× the second half 2× 31 21 lead 1× also pretty flat 1× and half girlfriend 1× at scrum half 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

year 7× scored 3× last 3× down 3× quarter 2× saw 2× 2022 2× points 2× game 2× went 2× off 2× goal 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around first:

first quarter 17× first two 10× first woman 10× first black 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first grade first goal first generation first floor first female first ever

Just after it in the phrase index:

first husband first inning first innings first instance first lady first leg

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Same ending:

nearly half latter half bottom half

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first half" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 31.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as for the first half of the, in the first half, year, scored and last stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round, first quarter, first two and first woman, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first half

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Deals in the second half of last year were up 16% over the first half – but down 25% over the second half of 2021. (25 words)

Before the resumption of play in the second half, the captain that did not have first choice in the first half is given first choice. (25 words)

Meanwhile, the Leed’s defense spent much of the first half in the Lincoln backfield and gave up only two first downs in the first half. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The tough first half saw the team down 0-1 for most of the half, after an unfortunate deflected own goal, but moments before the half-time whistle Pride Nthite scored a goal for Luso, leaving the score tied at 1-1 heading into the break. (46 words)

In a repeat of the first half, the Titans scored with an identical try to their first when Chapman took an inside ball, fended off Albert-Jones and planted down for her double to open the second half scoring. (39 words)

Through the first half they were shooting just a hair under 60% from 3-point land, they were getting anything they wanted and their 82 first-half points were a franchise record for points scored in a half. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Of course, from first half, we'll certainly see quarter-over-quarter in the first half of the year, the benefits that we saw in the back half of 2022.

Through the first half they were shooting just a hair under 60% from 3-point land, they were getting anything they wanted and their 82 first-half points were a franchise record for points scored in a half.

Deals in the second half of last year were up 16% over the first half – but down 25% over the second half of 2021.

If that happens, the player is ejected and suspended for the next half (if it occurs in the first half of a game, he will only miss the second half).

Fly-half Sam Costelow, who went off injured during the first half of Wales’ 27-26 loss to Scotland last weekend, is replaced by Ioan Lloyd, with Tomos Williams at scrum-half.

Details of related-party transactions in the first half of 2020 can be found in Note 12 to the condensed half-year consolidated financial statements in this Half-Year Management Report.

The main reason for DePaul hanging around during the second half was they limited their turnovers to only four in the second half after having 11 in the first half.

The pair coupled up and were the most solid couple of the show for the first half of the series, branding each other 'half-boyfriend and half-girlfriend'.

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The tough first half saw the team down 0-1 for most of the half, after an unfortunate deflected own goal, but moments before the half-time whistle Pride Nthite scored a goal for Luso, leaving the score tied at 1-1 heading into the break.

After the Wildcats led by 18 in the first half, the Sun Devils ended the half with a 16-2 run and trailed by only a point at halftime, which carried over in the second half.

In fact, I think the first time we played Aberdeen, up there, in the first half we dominated and were brilliant in the first half but couldn't score.

Meanwhile, the Leed’s defense spent much of the first half in the Lincoln backfield and gave up only two first downs in the first half.

Before the resumption of play in the second half, the captain that did not have first choice in the first half is given first choice.

And you had a lot of new products launching, but you are still holding the R&D -- I'd say, first half of this year versus first half last year is also pretty flat.

Browns star defensive end — who had 2.5 sacks in the first half — sacked both the Titans quarterback and left tackle to end the first half.

Cineworld, which expects to emerge from Chapter 11 is the first half of 2023, also said any sale transaction resulting from the marketing process may delay emergence beyond the first half.

For the first half of the year, the Schlatter Group is reporting a positive net result of CHF 3.3 million (first half of 2022: CHF 2.0 million).

He buried three 3-pointers in the game’s first 5½ minutes; he later — and perhaps fittingly — banked in a half-court shot to close the first half for a 31-21 lead.

In a repeat of the first half, the Titans scored with an identical try to their first when Chapman took an inside ball, fended off Albert-Jones and planted down for her double to open the second half scoring.

Liberty (3-2, 0-1) only mustered 84 yards of total offense in the first half, and none of its 16 first-half rushing attempts went for more than five yards.

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