A halfdozen competent agencies, all looking at what had gone on in Margrave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Killing Floor]

Then, from across the dinosaur pen, Nolan rose and fired a halfdozen shots in their direction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forgetfulness] Reference

Even that not-so-encouraging invitation had come only after Kirk had pressed the door chime a halfdozen times.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Better Man]

He had a halfdozen friends who were on full pension and working as investigators, maybe he'd called one of them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black and Blue]

It wasn't gone for more than a couple of moments before a halfdozen loping shapes appeared, obviously in pursuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greenmantle]

When he saw the stag step silently from the woods not a halfdozen yards from where he sat, the sheer wonder of its pres ence-its size, its silence-made his mouth go dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greenmantle]

The yeoman sighed hopelessly and turned over some halfdozen pages.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pay Yeoman] Reference

To get you up and running, here are a halfdozen cracking good egg recipes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Victorville Daily Press :] Reference

Do you think interviews with yourself in penny weeklies will bring you any satisfaction after the first halfdozen?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow] Reference

When we had played some halfdozen games, a day was appointed for my return, and I was taken down into the yard to be fed in the former dog-like manner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Expectations]

Patel tried to console him and a halfdozen worried relatives and friends, describing his wife's sudden joy the night before as she spoke of her hope of seeing her late brother.    From Wordnik.com.  [Victorville Daily Press :] Reference

Firefighters with dogs and a crane worked feverishly to reach people trapped in fallen buildings, including a dormitory of the University of L'Aquila where a halfdozen students were believed trapped inside.    From Wordnik.com.  [News from www.pantagraph.com] Reference

Some brightly, some darkly, a good halfdozen followed him into the cabin; but the most remained seated, staring at Ramsey from head to foot and back again, some brightly, some darkly, while the bell persevered behind her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi] Reference

King of Corpus (who was an incorrigible wag) was on the point of pulling some dreadful long-bow, and pointing out a halfdozen of people in the room, as R. and H. and L., etc., the most celebrated wits of that day; but I cut King's shins under the table, and got the fellow to hold his tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Newcomes] Reference

"Which means I'm going to call Central Casting, bag a halfdozen actors and have them made up as Mr. Hughes, then send them out in Hughes Aircraft limos.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Tabloid]

King of Corpus (who was an incorrigible wag) was on the point of pulling some dreadful long-bow, and pointing out a halfdozen of people in the room, as R. and H. and L., etc., the most celebrated wits of that day; but I cut King’s shins under the table, and got the fellow to hold his tongue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Newcomes] Reference