Example sentences of "they [be] [prep] each " in BNC.

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1 The nearer they are to each other the greater is the field .
2 Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other — proof that Dateline works !
3 We compare them in order to see not what each is like but in what respects they are like each other .
4 Respondents were also asked how satisfied they were with each decision-making process , and this was measured using the same seven point scale .
5 Lord , she 'd been awake ten minutes and already they were at each other 's throats !
6 At least she and Dionne knew how precious they were to each other .
7 To begin with , he thought I was as close to Steve and Paul as they were to each other — and they were like a single amoeba that wo n't let anyone else into its world .
8 I saw how kind they were to each other .
9 Suddenly , once they were in each other 's arms , our hero and heroine acted like normal human beings .
10 At one time she felt Charlotte turn towards her husband , and knew that they were in each other 's arms .
11 They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms .
12 Their faces were a few inches apart — and then they were in each other 's arms and she whispered , ‘ Yes — I still love you .
13 For a moment they looked at each other , and then they were in each other 's arms again .
14 She saw him cross impetuously to his wife , lift her bodily by the waist , and kiss her heartily ; and she knew that before the latch clashed into place they were in each other 's arms .
15 For one uncertain moment she thought they were in each other 's arms , but as they welcomed her warmly , she decided that she had been mistaken .
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