Example sentences of "both [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once when we were both contributing to The Year 's Work in English Studies ( he on Renaissance drama ) , I met him in the library and expressed anxiety about the deadline . |
| 2 | We both adjourn to the sauna . |
| 3 | And name ; and name ; both benefit to the tune of £5,000 or more . |
| 4 | Unless you want us both soaked to the skin . ’ |
| 5 | In Apulia and in Sicily the Saracens and Byzantine Greeks lived and worked , both giving to the region their style of architecture and high quality of craftmanship . |
| 6 | These would include such features as : allowing the child to initiate a high proportion of interactions : providing conversational bridges — " turnabouts " as Kaye and Charney ( 1980 ) call them — which both respond to the child 's previous utterance and invite him or her to say more ; making reference predominantly to the child 's or to joint activities ; and responding to the child 's utterances with extensions , which both confirm the acceptability of his or her contribution and help them to pursue the topic further . |
| 7 | Both point to the need to give students experiences which will give life to the theoretical elements which are also essential parts of their course . |
| 8 | So we both went to the Rose . |
| 9 | They both fell to the ground and Sweeney kicked and struggled . |
| 10 | As he raised his boots to hit the labour master , the latter , in self defence , slapped him with the flat of his hand and closed with him , whereupon both fell to the ground . |
| 11 | A struggle ensued and both fell to the ground . |
| 12 | He punched Mr. Gilbert in self-defence and both fell to the ground . |
| 13 | Newton said : ‘ We both fell to the ground with our legs tangled . |
| 14 | Further , it is power and politics which enables those adept at both to get to the top of the hierarchy . |
| 15 | You and your wife have been separated for a continuous two-year period , and you both agree to the divorce . |
| 16 | Another pair of compatibles is husband and policeman ; both belong to the category of human males , and Arthur is/is not a husband and Arthur is/is not a policeman are logically independent . |
| 17 | Both relate to the way in which textual material is packaged by the writer along patterns familiar to the reader . |