Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] both [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after losing a protracted fight for asylum both parents were deported . |
| 2 | But after losing a protracted fight for asylum both parents were deported . |
| 3 | In addition to Acts of Parliament both Houses have to deal with a great deal of what is known as ‘ subordinate ’ or ‘ delegated ’ legislation . |
| 4 | it 's going to take a lot of fabric both sides and the back . |
| 5 | The view was breathtaking , and even in this period of crisis both men found time to absorb St Petersburg 's beauty . |
| 6 | Although the style of leadership both managers had was authoritarian they both said they encouraged employee initiative and they also tried to appear friendly and approachable . |
| 7 | And on the A forty one , London Road , Bicester , there 's resurfacing work causing restrictions of traffic both ways . |
| 8 | It is vital that we tackle with urgency both sides of the problem . |
| 9 | An alternative for viewing and drawing small peels or segments of larger peels is to mount them in 35 mm transparency mounts ( preferably with glass both sides ) and to project them on to white paper or card , on which tracings can be made . |
| 10 | For convenience both notices may , if the local authority wish , he served together in the same document . |
| 11 | For example both children knew that bricks A and B were the same size , but , when viewed through portholes in a box , A looked bigger to one child and B looked bigger to the partner . |
| 12 | But in ( 5 ) there is no " and then " sense ; and here seems to mean just what the standard truth table for & would have it mean — namely that the whole is true just in case both conjuncts are true ; hence the reversal of the conjuncts in ( 7 ) does not affect the conceptual import at all . |
| 13 | In addition both sides expressed support for the UN Secretary-General 's efforts to achieve a stable peace between Iran and Iraq , and for the efforts of the Arab League and the Committee of Three to bring stability in Lebanon in line with the Taif accords [ see p. 36986 ] , and stated that they were willing to promote peace dialogues in the Horn of Africa . |
| 14 | In addition both sides agreed to begin direct political negotiations , at the level of heads of state and foreign ministers , to achieve a peaceful settlement of mutual grievances . |
| 15 | With their troops locked in combat both leaders rushed forward to add their weight to the battle . |
| 16 | In turn both solutions ( products ) and problems , and the activity itself receive their " value " socially . |
| 17 | Pyramid UK 's managing director , Ken Jacobsen , says joint sales teams are already in operation both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 18 | In hospital both lungs collapsed and since then he 's lost 2 stone in weight . |
| 19 | In principle both systems have merit . |
| 20 | In fact both treatments would work even if one were to be marginally better . |
| 21 | I would n't discuss what we would do , but the commanders are quite clear what their instructions are , er they 've acted extremely efficiently today , and er obviously I 've kept in close touch with the incident while it was happening , er I 'm very pleased with the way in which it 's been handled , and in fact both incidents . |
| 22 | In fact both networks were subject to heavy political intervention . |
| 23 | Sir I will take this on board , but I think it comes rather badly from an authority in fact both authorities which have so shown so many confusing changes of mind about this area in the whole process since the first plan was issued , that the er details of the consideration by one of the constituent bodies of this erm objection er should be er examined er in such detail . |
| 24 | In fact both teams seem to lack ideas on how to prise open two watertight defences . |
| 25 | In fact both sides ( at different times ) gave out conciliatory signals , but in the highly charged atmosphere between the two countries each chose to concentrate on the hostile signs and ignore any others . |
| 26 | The level of investment in dwellings and in vehicles , ships and aircraft has been rather more modest , in fact both categories experienced lower real investment in 1991 than in 1979 . |
| 27 | Clearly , Greeley and Rossi 's findings could be used both ways , and in fact both camps in the Irish debate have found it supportive of their case . |
| 28 | It is worth carrying out this simple exercise to disprove the common fallacy that the shape derived from chopping off the top of the cone at an angle is egg shaped ( the assumption is that the end closest to the base of the cone has a larger radius because the cone is larger there ) , in fact both ends have the same radius , it 's an ellipse — try it . |
| 29 | Now that Donna is back at work both sets of Grandparents are vying to share the care of Greg during the day . |