Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] both " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father put his ann roughly about them both . |
| 2 | There was a health and vigour about them both that made him feel weak again , and intimidated . |
| 3 | Thus , the relatively stark manner in which the alternatives were put led an influential body of opinion within public sector higher education to have substantial reservations about them both . |
| 4 | At last it had been cold enough to need a blanket and a quilt , to hold Zosie in his arms without the sweat pouring off them both . |
| 5 | For example , if John ran into the cinema with Mary , then it is quite possible to read this as them both taking some action together . |
| 6 | The same black thread ran through them both . |
| 7 | He poked Benny in the ribs and pointed to it , a thrill of expectation going through them both . |
| 8 | As he moved backwards and forwards she thrust her hips up to meet him at every stroke , a jumble of feelings and emotions raging through them both . |
| 9 | A fresh tide of light was rising through them both , the erotic becoming a visionary toil as he watched it sweep over their skin , its brightness intensifying with every thrust . |
| 10 | Carla put her arms round his waist , one hand lifted to clap his back , as a mother does to a child ; and held him so closely that the deep tremor of his sobbing ran through them both . |
| 11 | Lucy drove , deft competent hands guiding them through the suburbs , Jay lit cigarettes for them both , a secret kiss at the tip of each one ; houses blurred past beyond Lucy 's profile . |
| 12 | Apart from the holiday in Italy , they had not spent a whole night together more than half a dozen times in two years , and never at her home ; always when they could find excuses for them both to be in other cities . |
| 13 | No male member of the Royal family had ever been directly involved with the hospital before , but she feels strongly that when children are in hospital it is the parents ' problem , not just the mother 's , and so the request was specifically for them both to be patrons . |
| 14 | On the Waterfront and Rebel without a Cause had appeared in 1954 and 1955 , starring Marlon Brando and James Dean respectively , and I had fallen for them both . |
| 15 | They had advised her to have the baby adopted , told her she 'd not be able to earn a living for them both , but she 'd been willful and gone her own way . |
| 16 | Three months ago , Christine decided to restrict herself to two nights a week working at Anglia Television and concentrate on writing and on spending more time with Doc D , thinking up new projects for them both . |
| 17 | While they had shared championship success when they had first met , after a split of four years it was their second era together that brought the ultimate honour for them both — the 1987 Open Championship title . |
| 18 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 19 | On the night she had heard the conversation she had felt sorry for them both , but not any longer . |
| 20 | The new relationship which can then develop between mother and son can be rich and rewarding for them both . |
| 21 | What lay in store for them both ? |
| 22 | Yes , two months ago she had been just one of the Pinehurst girls , and today she was the owner of a house and faced with the double problem of looking after her sister and providing a means of livelihood for them both . |
| 23 | But can she allow herself to get in touch with that needy infant inside her adult self , or does she always have to be the carer , the non-greedy adult , leaving Bob Halton to express all the emotional greed for them both ? |
| 24 | Then he had valued her ability to express things for them both . |
| 25 | Derek and Elsie Young did not overcome their sexual problem ; excitement and lack of control remained too frightening for them both . |
| 26 | Bill 's orders had been for Captive Audience to lead Shine On at racing speed over six furlongs , then for them both to stride out for home over the last two furlongs . |
| 27 | Meryl extricated a copy of the Sunday Shocker from the rack with as much nonchalance as she could muster , and hid it within the folds of her own more conservative newspaper as soon as she had paid for them both . |
| 28 | He took down a second mug from the dresser and poured tea for them both . |
| 29 | By means of regression it is possible to take such a man back to one of those occasions when his own and his partner 's mutual desires had culminated in a very happy and successful sexual encounter for them both . |
| 30 | He married her under his false name in Bolas Magna church in April 1790 and he built a large house there for them both . |