Example sentences of "both [vb past] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both turned to look at the child . |
| 2 | They both turned to stare in the direction of the captain . |
| 3 | He was unaware of the other aircraft until both began to veer off the side of the runway . |
| 4 | Hell , I was meant to be looking after him and then you both started talking in the room next to mine . |
| 5 | Though both had appeared in the press and are very slight pamphlets , they rank as first editions in book form . |
| 6 | Both had ended in the humiliation of that brawl at a dance and me taking a swing at a hapless policeman . |
| 7 | The leaders had their work cut out keeping the group together , and one or both had to remain at the back to motivate the slower ones — the most effective method seemed to be carrying their kit , though this tended to be a last resort . |
| 8 | Both had remonstrated with the King when he withdrew to his private chambers in the castle to dress for the journey . |
| 9 | But I 'll just well they both wanted to go to the car . |
| 10 | Oswald 's marriage to Cyneburh , daughter of Cynegils , reveals clearly that relatively cordial relations could prevail between an overlord and a dependant if both stood to gain from the relationship . |