Example sentences of "both [prep] them [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | ’ The concluding words show that a claim to contribution might arise under the Act of 1935 out of tortious conduct committed by two or more persons even though one or both of them may have committed a crime in the course of such conduct . |
2 | yeah but having said that erm that was something I wanted to ask you about because I mean both , both of them might need some money for higher education so , whilst I 'd like to put that sum money on one side , I 'd also possibly , you know if the need arose , would like to use it myself if I needed to for , for higher education . |
3 | Jasper Carrott and Phil Cool : Middlesbrough Town Hall It is always good to see big-name comedy acts reaching the North-East other than in Newcastle , more especially when there are two such acts and both of them can keep a crowd laughing all evening . |
4 | Both of them could attribute their popularity to the fact that in the old days , when opening hours were not so well controlled , they stayed open longer than others , with the result that patrons of The Cock and The Bull were usually the most tipsy . |
5 | Well , both of them should have been wearing their life jackets before they were over water , and X should not have stowed the dinghy in the locker area when he could have kept it closer to hand on one of the spare rear seats . |
6 | Yet both of them must come into contact with the same assortment of germs and viruses in their daily lives . |