Example sentences of "he [vb past] both [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made both England tries , having the nous as well as the courage to launch a counter-attack from deep inside his own half . |
| 2 | Almost without conscious thought he laid both hands upon it , raised it , and opened it . |
| 3 | He laid both hands to the ring and turned it , and it gave to his cautious thrust and let him in . |
| 4 | He flung both arms out , the one with the gun aloft , and bowed in the direction of his two companions . |
| 5 | Over the next five years he tried both options . |
| 6 | He jerked both sheets loose from their cam cleats and hit the sea in a flat dive . |
| 7 | After the war he pursued both arts with equal fervour . |
| 8 | He created both tries . |
| 9 | He used both hands and all his strength to swing his own sword and took the man 's head with a single blow . |
| 10 | He trained both sons as chemist apothecaries , the older , Christopher , succeeding to his university post . |
| 11 | He lifted both hands off the steering-wheel momentarily . |
| 12 | Now he cupped both hands around the plastic beaker full of luke-warm coffee and lowered his head , staring into the depths of the brown liquid as if seeking inspiration there . |
| 13 | She said that he committed both offences to feed his addiction to gaming machines . |
| 14 | He dropped both copies into a battered wastebasket when he heard Alison approaching . |
| 15 | He assumed both girls would take the civil service jobs . |
| 16 | He showed both boys how to lift the sorrel 's hoof between their knees , and suddenly there was a line of small boys at his side , all waiting hopefully for a turn . |
| 17 | Without specifically referring to the letter to Mr. Choudhury , he quashed both decisions by the appeal committee . |
| 18 | He clasped both hands behind his back and wandered over to a bench . |
| 19 | He opened both hands . |
| 20 | He guessed both men were drunk but Gaveston particularly , even half-asleep , was as dangerous as a slumbering boar . |
| 21 | He pressed both palms flat against the cool glass , resting is forehead against the window . |
| 22 | As both composer and critic he touched both sides of the coin : A climate of receptivity is what the artist most desires . |
| 23 | There is a possibility that minister here refers to Ealdhun and that Offa was angered because Ealdhun had given his lands to Christ Church , Canterbury , without King Ecgberht 's permission , but even if this were the case , it is clear that Offa 's reaction was to the way in which Ecgberht also had made grants of land without his permission ; he revoked both Ealdhun 's donations and Ecgberht 's , not only to Canterbury but to Rochester . |
| 24 | He thrust both hands in his pockets and rocked back on his heels . |
| 25 | He locked both hands around the dragonlord 's sword arm , and wrenched . |
| 26 | A slow smile spread over his face and he raised both hands to frame her face . |
| 27 | He sheeted both sails hard in and glanced back to see the Zodiac lift high on the edge of a breaking swell . |
| 28 | He pulled both sets of gates open with an effort , entered , then closed them again . |
| 29 | Rising slowly to his feet , he placed both hands on the table and leaned forward to face Jonadab . |
| 30 | He was still visibly shaken when he entered his own room where , going to the window , he placed both hands on the sill and bowed his head . |