Example sentences of "both [vb past] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alain pulled her head to his shoulder and they both gazed at the portrait . |
| 2 | The shirt-maker gave up her job , and they both lived on the pattern-maker 's relatively high pay . |
| 3 | ‘ The trendiest dude in all Hong Kong ! ’ drawled Tony , and they both tumbled into the living-room in each other 's arms , laughing like mad at their old joke . |
| 4 | Two misunderstandings at least were caused by the initial use of ‘ passive resistance ’ to describe the principle f non-violent action , and both arose from the way in which the phrase was associated with the actions of the suffragettes. the first misunderstanding was that non-violent action was regarded as a weapon of the weak . |
| 5 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 6 | Their aircraft , Z3036 and Z2904 , both crashed into the sea ; Kennett got out and was seen by Sqn.Ldr . |
| 7 | The Doctor bought some roast chestnuts and both nibbled at the snack . |
| 8 | They both came under the orders of the elderly Lambert , who seemed to have taken over the running of the stable almost entirely from his master . |
| 9 | Both came to the Sunday services immediately after coming along to the centre , one of the lads having a belief in Jesus but had never taken the step of repentance and asking Him into his heart , when he did his reaction was to say he felt the chains fall from him and that he believes Jesus has broken his addiction to alcohol . |
| 10 | They both walked into the house together . |
| 11 | They both glanced into the bathroom . |
| 12 | Before lunch Jones made the necessary arrangements and they both glanced at the Sunday newspapers , apparently for the first time . |
| 13 | Both started from the concept that each component in the system is defined as a separate item within the data base , and is drawn in its own local space domain . |
| 14 | For support they both leant against the seat of an armchair . |
| 15 | A b on on one day he he went earlier and he had his lunch in London , he said , and there was another man on the table and er the both reached for the salt together and upset it and there was apologies and talks and then he discovered that he was the buyer for the London County Council . |
| 16 | He went to the bathroom and I said , ‘ So , you 're a dancer ? ’ and she said ‘ So , you 're an actor ? ’ and we both looked at the salt shaker and that 's how it started . |
| 17 | They both stared at the water with reluctance stamped all over their faces , then Sam 's cleared as he thought of a more palatable solution . |
| 18 | They both stared at the child . |
| 19 | Both stared at the ground . |
| 20 | They exchanged a long look as they both thought of the kisses they had shared , and Shelley 's furious rebuke . |
| 21 | You both went into the theatre together from the same drama school ? |
| 22 | They both went into the Scout 's and the Rangers and Edie made each of them do their own bed , do their bedrooms on Saturday 's |
| 23 | The two Officers shook hands , then they both went into the caravan after informing me that they would be attending a meeting for the next two hours . |
| 24 | So we both went to the Rose . |
| 25 | Well he painted him , painted him he said , and , you know when he died er the well not , no he , they both went in the garden and burnt the pa , the painting . |
| 26 | Both rejected positivistic literary scholarship and called for a renewed attention to literature as literature ; both insisted on the differences between literature and other kinds of writing , and tried to define these differences in theoretical terms ; both gave a central role in their definitions to ideas of structure and interrelatedness , and treated the literary text as an object essentially independent of its author and its historical context . |
| 27 | Both died in the smash on Wednesday afternoon as the van was travelling between Sedgefield and Great Stainton . |
| 28 | They both fell to the ground and Sweeney kicked and struggled . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | A struggle ensued and both fell to the ground . |