Example sentences of "[pron] both a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is your own mother who is bereaved , the fact that you are grieving too will probably help you both a good deal , as you will be able to share your sorrow and comfort each other ; though in some families shared sorrow occasionally leads to friction and unreasonable apportioning of blame for trivial or imagined omissions in the course of the terminal illness of the deceased . |
| 2 | Ignorance may be blissful , but it could bring you both a nasty shock when the subject does come up . |
| 3 | For television , in particular , where the text is itself both a theoretical problem ( where does a television text begin and end ? ) , and a banal critical object ( in comparison with the things people do with it ) , it may be inevitable that attention fastens on an ethnography of consumption rather than on the objects of production . |
| 4 | Jonas poured them both a small measure of brandy , handed one to Paige , then made himself comfortable again , eyes watchful . |
| 5 | Her ‘ usual stuff ’ had built them both a fabulous reputation and in any case he was n't too sure how she would take such a phrase . |
| 6 | Below them both a paved terrace ran right up to the wall . |
| 7 | Marlin had given them both a detailed description of the assailant , and instructions to let nobody up to the second floor without Ms Odell 's permission , and even then they were to accompany the visitor to the apartment door , and escort them out if his guest chose not to see them . |
| 8 | Neither woman spoke and Alain gave them both a wry look before urging his mother further into the room . |
| 9 | One day I 'll 'ave enough money ter get yer both a nice place ter live . |
| 10 | I gently pushed him aside and walked in and he followed me around reading with great enthusiasm while I poured the contents of my shoes down the sink , removed my coat and made us both a hot drink , interjecting now and again with , ‘ Fancy that ! ’ |
| 11 | And then make us both a hot drink . |
| 12 | All you 're doing is causing us both a whole lot of inconvenience by this irrational behaviour . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll get us both a fresh glass . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Then do us both a big favour and leave me in peace , ’ she returned . |
| 15 | He went to the bar in the corner of the lounge and he poured us both a stiff whisky and soda . |
| 16 | The architect and his wife would put Eric up for the night and give us both a delicious dinner , the Signora exercising just the degree of chaperonage that was considered desirable at that time . |
| 17 | She poured us both a generous tot , and drank hers rather faster than liqueurs are normally drunk , then gasped and blinked as sudden tears started to her eyes . |