Example sentences of "neither [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Anyway , neither of them would inform the police about him . |
2 | Even when I said I was family — well , yes , I know it was n't true but it seemed near enough the truth to use to persuade them neither of them would give her away . ’ |
3 | My father would rage and storm , not so much at my mother as to her , and against Helen and Pat in their absence , but in the end neither of them would say anything to either of my sisters . |
4 | Neither of them would know until his death , for instance , that he had a godson . |
5 | ‘ Neither of them would have engaged you . |
6 | Her favourite partner was her father ; neither of them could serve to save their lives and most of the balls ended up scattered on the lawn , but they made a handsome couple on the court . |
7 | At first , communication was something of a problem for the couple , as neither of them could speak the others native tongue , but this was soon overcome by a friendly interpreter . |
8 | He moved up to kiss her while his hand continued to stroke her aching body , then , when neither of them could bear it any longer , he thrust into her , and she arched back , drowning under wave after wave of mounting pleasure . |
9 | She had planned to get over to her mother 's by the afternoon , but the day had been so rare that neither of them could bear to finish it . |
10 | But there remained one crucial detail , not covered by protocol , which neither of them could remember : had Sir Denis accompanied her to Buckingham Palace when she kissed hands with the Queen ? |
11 | Besides , neither of them could have known how many there were . ’ |
12 | At what point McAllister 's fears finally disappeared beneath his loving patience , and they began to make love in earnest , neither of them could have said . |
13 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
14 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
15 | Neither of them could afford to get mixed up in something that might involve the police . |
16 | But neither of them can match the pungency of the original , an atmosphere of beaujolais , cigars and malevolence , and of political or legal plots being brewed in the all-night brasseries of Les Halles . |
17 | Yet many of them come to terms with it magnificently , trying so hard not to add their pain to that of their children , in a situation that sometimes neither of them can alter . |
18 | Neither of them can see . |
19 | If we are making up a play about the " Keeper of the Keys " , why do you think that neither of them can see ? |
20 | Neither of them will start work before the age of 25 and they will probably retire by 50 . |
21 | He knows that neither of them will utter a word till they 're hanging by their balls from Tower Bridge . |
22 | Neither of them will die |
23 | They were advised in 1743 : You can not expect to marry in such a manner as neither of you shall have occasion to work , and none but a fool will take a wife whose bread must be earned solely by his labour and who will contribute nothing towards it herself . |
24 | However , if your elderly parent has no telephone and neither of you can pay for one , you should contact the local authority social services department , who are empowered to provide assistance towards the cost or , in some cases , free telephones for disabled housebound elderly people and others , under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 , although the extent of need is determined by the local authority in the light of resources . |
25 | Neither of you can leave here until I have seen the photographs and the writing . ’ |
26 | It 's a fight neither of you can win . ’ |
27 | You now standing on my right are the person I left on the bench , and you on my left are someone else , and neither of you can deceive me any longer . " |
28 | ‘ Neither of you will face criminal charges , though it would only be justice after what you 're doing to my sister . |
29 | If you 're both not comfortable with the words used , neither of you will get very far . |
30 | Neither of you should give up your friends , but you do need to make time for each other . |