Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] each [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 2 | It is important that the whole family can recognise their grief and give each other emotional support . |
| 3 | A few simple heuristic rules are used to identify ‘ suspect ’ clones and probes and to find each probe 's neighbours simultaneously . |
| 4 | It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other . |
| 5 | ‘ The task was not easy because along with the rise in numbers of factory committees each one had a tendency to multiply its prerogatives and to treat each factory as an independent unit of production , the collective property of its own workers , determining by itself production , sales and pricing , while the social domination of the working class over the means of production required that the atomised and contradictory powers of the factory committees be subordinated to a common political end ’ ( my translation A.C. ) . |
| 6 | At the least , as in the case of her new families , she keeps an open mind and judges each case according to its merits . |
| 7 | They split the 50 minutes of observing time into 5-second units and classified each period either as ‘ infant acts ’ , ‘ mother acts ’ , ‘ both act ’ , or ‘ both quiescent ’ . |
| 8 | But it is possible to dissect most crises and examine each component in turn . |
| 9 | For the next two or three years , I made elaborate paintings in which figures struck wooden postures and confronted each other in profile . |
| 10 | All Mr Ross could remember of the burglars was that they both had Glasgow voices and called each other Pat and Jim . |
| 11 | Two old countrymen , oblivious of my pack of children , began a friendly argument , raising their voices and ending each sentence with ‘ Begor ! ’ an abbreviation of ‘ By God ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ What is needed is an event that takes an overview of all the dynamics of the IT industry and focuses each aspect back to the key issue of how this provides business benefit . ’ |
| 13 | Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say . |
| 14 | 3 Grease a muffin tin and fill each hollow with two large tablespoons of the mixture . |
| 15 | The gloom rolled back until I could see six or seven huts : they were grass-roofed , mean little constructions of board and lath , surrounded by muddy pools by which dozens of small black pigs were wagging their corkscrew tails and chasing each other over the cliffs . |
| 16 | I doubt they 've ever considered the downside of their sexual fantasies — the tacky , borrowed bedrooms and checking each other afterwards for telltale hairs on jackets , mascara marks on shirts , or the odour of stale perfume . |
| 17 | But if the best way to do this is by romping around a campfire and sniffing each other 's bottoms is open to question . |
| 18 | Some sections are exemplary : the argument against a ‘ hierarchy of arts ’ , for example , but in favour of a definition of ‘ quality ’ that ignores labels and fits each form and each place . |
| 19 | After he had made a pot of tea they sat near the range and surveyed each other . |
| 20 | The aim of the group is to enable single Catholics in the 18–30 age range ( though we are not strict about these limits ) to come together from around the diocese and meet each other in a social context . |
| 21 | They sit staring into the sun and telling each other stories . |
| 22 | Would both the pillocks blast off along the corridor and shoot each other ? |
| 23 | He not only met them off trains , got taxis , and frequently turned up at theatres to see how they were getting on , but would also dip into one of his baskets and present each Girl with a bar of chocolate . |
| 24 | Although there is apparently little difference in the proportions of male and female carers who are providing twenty hours or more help and support each week , clear gender differences do emerge as care-giving becomes more intensive . |
| 25 | But I have actually slept top-to-tail when we 've had parties and it 's too late for the lads to go home , now just get into the bed top-to-tail and keep each other warm so that the winter and yeah |
| 26 | Halve , core and cut each pear into eight slices . |
| 27 | Attach the blind to the batten and thread each cord through its corresponding screw-eye , then out to the operational side , passing through each screw-eye it passes . |
| 28 | As early as 1249 , when England and Scotland were nominally at peace and recognized each other as separate kingdoms , a commission of English and Scottish knights framed a code of Laws and Customs of the Marches for use in local and national disputes and transgressions , though it was to be honoured more in the breach than in the observance . |
| 29 | The librarian goes to the subject area at the shelves and examines each book in sequence , taking account of its physical condition , its currency , and the amount of use it has received . |
| 30 | I have three rounds of toast and jam each morning . |