Example sentences of "both [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Software includes the virus catching software — DiskNet ; a personal data base ; MindMaps to keep your brain in good working order , and a program to liven up your Windows icons that can be both annoying and fun . |
| 2 | Software includes the virus catching software — DiskNet ; a personal data base ; MindMaps to keep your brain in good working order , and a program to liven up your Windows icons that can be both annoying and fun . |
| 3 | He reads the game very well , and has played both right and centre back … meaning he can cover the full backs . |
| 4 | The plain fact of the matter , snobbish though it may sound , was that they were both unintelligent and ill-educated in comparison to myself , belonging as they did to a different social class from the one into which I had been co-opted at school . |
| 5 | Both free-standing and relief work in ceramic by Steve Downey is exceptional in craftsmanship , while Tim Holding invites us to pick the bones from Unstable Equilibrium , hanging weightily on the wall . |
| 6 | To say he was both administrative and executive officer to the family — and legal adviser — would be nearer the mark . |
| 7 | It described the high that ensues from smoking crack ( 'Crack is both spacey and intense' ) and the downs that follow ; it told his readers how he bought it and what the morning after was like . |
| 8 | Sunday , however , brought easily the most bizarre event of the whole week — the ecumenical church service in the big top , conducted by the Reverend Roly Bain , who is both reverend and clown . |
| 9 | But Fritz was n't too perturbed what his rooms were used for — so long as he was paid , and many factions and organizations , both political and criminal , operating in London used the Warehouse Hotel , as it was called , for their meetings . |
| 10 | Borrowing and lending stock is officially regulated as there are both prudential and tax considerations : GEMMs are approved lenders and approved borrowers . |
| 11 | The destruction caused by the floods in August-September 1988 ( see p. 36288 ) , the cyclone of December 1988 ( see p. 36559 ) and the tornado in April 1989 ( see p. 36591 ) led to the loss of both agricultural and manufacturing production , as well as to serious damage to infrastructure and services . |
| 12 | ‘ District health authorities will be under a duty to ensure that demands for both acute and community health care are adequately met , and their performance in discharging this vital function will be monitored . ’ |
| 13 | Kipnis and Tsang ( 1984b ) analysed the S&P500 index for the period from April 1982 to January 1983 and , after allowing for transaction costs , found a considerable number of departures from the no-arbitrage condition , with both over- and underpricing being present . |
| 14 | This includes doctors , nurses , students , and hospital workers from both private and government institutions as well as staff from non-government initiatives such as CBHPs . |
| 15 | Other projects seek to involve health professionals , from both private and government institutions , in humanitarian work and in organizations that seriously examine the nature and roots of the health crisis . |
| 16 | Two carriers operated from Essex Road , these ran a daily service to the Medway towns , taking goods for sale from the village , and returning with merchandise both private and trade , including potions for the village herbalist . |
| 17 | photographic slides — both private and official ( the latter held for current research or teaching purposes ) . |
| 18 | The conflict between central policy and local needs was raised , another example cited being the policy of maintaining high interest rate levels to reduce inflation , resulting in an increasingly unhealthy fiscal climate for the establishment and survival of small businesses , both private and community . |
| 19 | The reserved area , on the other hand , would cover domestic letters — both private and business — subject to certain limits defined in terms of weight and price . |
| 20 | There were regular burglaries in houses and flats , both private and council-owned . |
| 21 | The School also offers full-time undergraduate programmes in photography , film and the media , and short courses both introductory and specialist . |
| 22 | The charity plays a vital role within the community by running training and leadership programmes for young people — both deaf and hearing — designed to encourage everyone to mix and learn together . |
| 23 | Those of my constituents who are members of the police force — both uniformed and civilian — and those in the constituencies of my hon. Friends are absolute saints to continue to work in such circumstances with bravery , courage , commitment and cheerfulness . |
| 24 | WITH the latest appalling upsurge in violence , both loyalist and republican , thoughts of peace or even a breakthrough in the political stalemate seem far removed from the grim reality . |
| 25 | The post-war governments , both Labour and Conservative , have shown that a minister with coherent , workable policies and reasonable energy and capacity can get loyal co-operation from his or her civil servants . |
| 26 | Both Labour and Tory chose to list their respective promises and claims , while Mr Bergg said : ‘ I think we should try something different . ’ |
| 27 | For him , nations were the fundamental building blocks of society , ‘ both indestructible and undeserving of destruction … |
| 28 | Both Scots and English , acting independently , have made Ulster a province of many races . |
| 29 | For many years there have been worries over the increasing monopolisation of British industry , as evidenced by increased levels of both aggregate and market concentration , and for which there is little doubt that merger activity has , at times , been a major causal factor ( see e.g. HMSO 1978 , Hughes 1989 ) . |
| 30 | We like the vocals to be both timid and cutting , ’ whimpers Peter . |