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The King also got a glimpse of it, says Yeo, in its "half-done state… He was initially mildly surprised by the strong colour but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly".

Brigit took out a pair of knitting needles and a half-done quilt square and started stitching.

A half-done canvas hangs on the wall in her studio: Her signature flowers stretch across turquoise paint that fades and deepens.

A cardboard cutout of Africa that was supposed to be painted with each nation’s flag was only half-done.

New environmental targets set by the government are a "job half-done" and will fail to halt nature's decline, say charities.