Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] both [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In two sessions , one with Mr Mobutu on Wednesday , and another with Mr Savimbi on Thursday , Mr Bush apparently persuaded both leaders to drop earlier disagreements and resume the negotiations to end Angola 's 14-year civil war . |
| 2 | First there is tonight 's second round tie against struggling Third Division Bury to negotiate — a nerve-shredding 90 minutes with the thought of pitting wits against the stars of Manchester United enough to inspire both sides . |
| 3 | The use of the phrase " device or means " should be wide enough to cover both hardware devices and software methods designed to overcome copy-protection . |
| 4 | ( c ) In ( a ) and ( b ) we assume that the index register is large enough to hold both fields ; for example , the DEC PDP- 10 uses the two halves of a 36-bit accumulator . |
| 5 | Unable to stop the spell which has made the broom fetch water , the apprentice breaks it in two only to have both halves doing the job at twice the speed . |
| 6 | So , unlike many children at the time , Sylvia was fortunate enough to have both parents close at hand . |
| 7 | It was his support which perhaps influenced both Wilson rackets and View From clothing to sponsor her . |
| 8 | The left wrist developed deformities , so did both feet as a result of gross muscle spasm putting them in plantar flexion . |
| 9 | So er , you better , you 'd better check both catalogues erm catalogue |
| 10 | Maxim slammed the steering wheel with both hands , nearly hard enough to break it , certainly hard enough to make both palms sting . |
| 11 | If we can work together to achieve both sets of rights in the next ten years or so , we will have done , I think , a fantastic job . |
| 12 | Mrs Thatcher has successfully defied both beliefs . |
| 13 | As it happens , America has just given both countries a reason for wondering whether that day is nigh . |
| 14 | However , mutual dissatisfaction with the nature of this aid and the way it was administered had already given both sides cause to regret their commitment . |
| 15 | Dividing previous schools of thought into goal attainment models and systems models ( and criticizing both of them ) , Miles defines organizational effectiveness as ‘ the ability of the organization to minimally satisfy the expectations of its strategic constituencies ’ ( Miles , 1980 , p. 375 ) , thus demanding both sets of criteria . |
| 16 | The new balance of power may not suit both partners ideally . |
| 17 | As expected , many people were willing to support my sponsored ‘ push ’ and I soon filled both sides of my sponsorship form . |
| 18 | Latin Americans maintain the Spanish custom of adding the mother 's surname after the father 's , thus denoting both families of origin . |
| 19 | Well le ge well why do n't we just use both fists ? |
| 20 | I mean this is a waste of my time , it , it should be a waste of your time , if you 're gon na read the book , and we 've already had both classes on Totem and Taboo . |
| 21 | Exactly multiply both sides by ten . |
| 22 | You can not work them single-handed since you can not see both sides of the hedge at the same time . |
| 23 | Wrong positioning ( below ) The speechreader can not see both speakers unless he keeps turning his head : |
| 24 | The deal clearly does not work both ways as we learned from the Squidgy tape ( a copy of which was handed to me in that very restaurant some weeks before its contents were published ) . |
| 25 | I can just see both components with × 20 , but there is nothing remarkable about them . |
| 26 | John Lill now has over sixty concertos in his repertoire , but we know he retains his special affection for Brahms , and he is soon to record both concertos for the second time . |
| 27 | It is statically charged , so it will cling vertically to protect both sides of the area being painted . |
| 28 | But he had already scored both Arsenal goals — which may surprise Graham Taylor , who picked him for his England squad only to be told he 's not fit enough . |
| 29 | Hand-held magnifiers do not leave both hands free and are therefore not suitable for some activities , especially practical work . |
| 30 | Either can be used , but a garment should not combine both types of fabric ! |