Preposition: of

• century: The lane was probably built to give access to Lune Mill in the first half of the 13th century, or earlier.

• season: After a dreadful run in the second half of the season there was a slight chance that we could go down again.

• 1990s: For each of these sites, rates began to decline in 1980-84 and have continued to fall into the first half of the 1990s.

• household: It claims that around half of all pensioner households will be eligible and stand to gain roughly £ 400 a year on average.

Converse of object

• spend: I've got to 40, and now I'll be spending the second half of my life with wheels instead of legs.

Adjective modifier

• second: Quiet second half, broken up by a lot of Bolton changes.

• latter: But while Henry dominated the early part of our innings, the skipper came to the fore in the latter half.

• first: The lane was probably built to give access to Lune Mill in the first half of the 13th century, or earlier.

• least: Women count for a least half of the world's population.

• 2nd: The 2nd half began with Megan, Mollie and Jessica being replaced by Emma, Maisie and Sophie.

• southern: In the southern half of this Country or in pets kept in a heated environment they are a problem all year long.

Modifies a noun

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

• marathon: The last time i did anything like this it was a half marathon sponsored run in Basrah!

• mile: Leeds & Liverpool - Springs Branch Description: A half mile branch at Skipton.

• dozen: It's not easy to pick just one from my half dozen or so of his books as all are superb.

• inch: If it has a half inch or so gap around in the inside, it's no big deal.

• brother: Barbara ( or Peggy as she is known ) has been trying for a long time to get any information on her half brother.

Noun used with modifier

• scrum: His 34 tries is also a record for an international scrum half.

• fly: The fly half added the two extra points from in front of the posts to make the score 24-10.

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