Example sentences of "they could [adv] [verb] [det] other " in BNC.
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| 1 | One frog croaked , and then another , and then they could n't hear each other speak . |
| 2 | Later , my mother told me they had to lip read : they could n't hear each other speak for the noise of the looms . |
| 3 | They could n't hear each other . |
| 4 | Not only do children live in separate houses , they often move many miles from their parents in order to follow work or careers , and the mutual support they could formerly give each other has been accordingly diminished . |
| 5 | When the two sides had carefully sounded each other out , and all parties had ordered two rounds of drinks , they had what the agent called ‘ a very in-depth substantive discussion about very sensitive material ’ , which grew louder and louder as the band did ; in the end they could scarcely hear each other when they leaned across the table and shouted . |
| 6 | Perhaps it was just that Gildas was closest , he understood most , and although their friendship was impregnable , they could still hurt each other . |
| 7 | In the cold dawn , with the wind pushing them so that they could hardly face each other , the King and his wife met on the slope above the battered hall . |