Example sentences of "both present [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Among the former are many participles , both present and past : ( 26 ) the watching crowd started to laugh he was greeted by smiling well-wishers the injured man had been feeding the orang-utan but participles do not exhaust the possibilities : ( 27 ) the angry bartender slammed the drink down five empty tumblers were standing by his elbow Notice , too , the clear ambiguity of : ( 28 ) a flashing light as meaning either a light which is flashing on some particular occasion , or one which normally has this characteristic . |
2 | If you decide ( as you might ) that part of the answer lies in changing the system within which the staff are working , then you should outline what changes you propose to make and how you would introduce them to staff , both present and future . |
3 | For the first time , he considered seriously his own situation with regard to his son 's career , both present and future , and he felt uneasy . |
4 | It is a charge on a class of assets both present and future . |
5 | Explain how the parables show that this kingdom is both present and future . |
6 | No particular form of words is necessary to create a floating charge ; it suffices if the intention is shown ( a ) to impose a charge on assets both present and future , ( b ) the assets are of such a nature that they would be changing in the ordinary course of the company 's business , and ( c ) the company is free to continue to deal with the assets in the ordinary course of its business . |
7 | First , preference shares may not be issued on a secured basis whereas loan stock can be charged on the offeror 's assets and ranks ahead of unsecured creditors ( both present and future ) . |
8 | We must get a balance between commitments and resources , and we 'll only get that when we have a full scale review of Britain 's defence obligations , both present and future . |