Example sentences of "[vb -s] both the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It shows both the classic system of abstract geometric decoration : small black areas , graded zones of pattern with varied maeanders ; and at the same time the introduction on the neck of two zones of repeated animals ( grazing deer , resting goats ) and just above the broadest point of the body , on the shoulder between the handles , a scene of human action . |
| 2 | It represents both the physical mihrab of the mosque and the spiritual archway to Paradise , and is often flanked by the " pillars of wisdom " ( pl. 31 ) . |
| 3 | More generally , it is also found that the base sequence and hence the backbone geometry of a DNA segment , strongly influences both the conformational impact of the transition , the associated energy barrier and the stability of the resulting B II state . |
| 4 | Diapirism involves both the moving aside of overlying strata and its partial reincorporation into the rising mass of rock . |
| 5 | Rational genetic interpretation of familial aggregation requires both the absolute value of the population prevalence and the numbers of affected and unaffected relatives of probands . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the average value per transaction has risen steeply since the early 1980s ; this reflects both the increasing size of transactions with customers and the fact that modern intra-market business is typically conducted through deals of high value ( over £4m on average in 1991 ) . |
| 7 | It seems likely that the apparent increase in the residential segregation of the elderly since the inter-war period reflects both the substantial rise in the housing stock in recent years ( from 16.2 million to 20.5 million units between 1961 and 1981 ) and the increased financial resources of elderly people , which together have allowed more of them to continue to live private and independent lives . |
| 8 | Interestingly , in the late 20th century there are no newspaper proprietors listed as members of the Commons : this reflects both the changing role of the press vis-à-vis politics and the changing nature of its ownership . |
| 9 | This difference in the age at which women begin childbearing reflects both the later age at union and the greater frequency of deliberate postponement of first births in developed compared to less advanced countries . |
| 10 | Blackstone 's idea of sovereignty addresses both the legal idea of the unlimited legislative power of the Queen-in-Parliament and the political idea of vesting absolute power in a single institution . |
| 11 | The local school , with a maximum roll of 150 , serves both the civilian population of the parish and the children of uniformed staff at Normandy Barracks . |
| 12 | The previous chapter argued for a conception of music which maintains both the relative autonomy of its techniques and its ultimately social meaning , and which sees these as constructed within a historical dialectic . |
| 13 | Now the followers of the cult identify with a son-god like Adonis , Attis or Osiris — not to mention Christ — who in himself comprises both the fixated worshipper of the mother ( Madonna and Child ) and the punished mother herself ( pietà ) . |
| 14 | A late flourishing of Victorian Gothic designed by Sir Rowand Anderson , this red stone building at the corner of Queen Street houses both the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery , each well worth visiting . |