Example sentences of "both [prep] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , given the scale of the fighting , EC members were divided over whether the peace conference could go ahead , and Germany warned that it would unilaterally grant formal recognition to Croatia and Slovenia ( both of which had declared independence on June 25 ) if fighting persisted . |
| 2 | Virgin had also bought a London cinema , the Scala , specialising in ‘ art house ’ films ; and a video-editing suite , called Off Line — both of which had become the particular interest of Nik Powell . |
| 3 | A Hornby clockwork train and a Number 4 Meccano set , both of which had given far more pleasure to John Redburn than they had to his son . |
| 4 | By far the most important , by virtue of their numbers , were Carlism and the Falange , both of which had expanded considerably — in the Falange 's case enormously — since the start of the war . |
| 5 | The viability of the buy-back option was thought to be dependent on the availability of new loans especially from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , both of which had expressed support for the agreement , and also from the Japanese Export-Import Bank and the Spanish government . |
| 6 | A general election held in Bangladesh on Feb. 27 was dominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP ) and the Awami League , both of which had boycotted the previous elections held in March 1988 [ see pp. 35835-36 ] . |
| 7 | The independence of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay from Spain was finally recognized in 1828 by Argentina and Brazil , both of which had claimed the territory . |
| 8 | There was no representation for either of the two dominant political groups in the Hong Kong Legislative Council ( Legco ) — the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong and the conservative Co-operative Resource Centre — whereas the pro-Chinese New Hong Kong Alliance and Liberal Democratic Federation , both of which had performed badly in the 1991 Legco elections , enjoyed significant representation . |
| 9 | Deftly , the Committee responded to criticisms of the draft report published six months earlier , and without disengaging the central thrust of the proposals , won over many interested bodies , including the Institute of Directors and the Confederation of British Industry , both of which had harboured serious reservations . |
| 10 | The four novels deal with the status of the genre relative to the public discourses of the media and the discourses of specialized expertise in the domain of communications technology , both of which have become contemporary discourses of authority . |
| 11 | The drift to a cappella solutions might also be interpreted as a reaction to the individualism and subjectivism of the 1960s , both of which have lingered so long in the performance of medieval and ( some ) Renaissance music . |
| 12 | Without considering Prague School theory in detail , I shall therefore look at its use of these two concepts , both of which have played a crucial role in modern thinking about literature . |
| 13 | This is evident especially in the food and drinks industries , both of which have seen takeover activity during the 1980s . |
| 14 | Over the last thirty years large-scale investment in cattle production in the province has led to increased concentration of land and major losses in agricultural employment , both of which have prompted widespread out-migration of the rural poor . |
| 15 | Anyway , we got two bands out of it , both of which have had Number Ones . ’ |
| 16 | In connection with these principles Saussure introduced two further oppositions , both of which have had the greatest importance for the development of modern linguistics : the opposition between synchronic and diachronic language study , and that between syntagmatic and associative relationships in the language-system . |
| 17 | In the past our comedy shows have gained support from the Independent and the Guardian , both of which have sponsored the infamous Secret Policeman 's Balls . |
| 18 | These figures suggest that where items are available at all times ( as in the case of items housed in the Main Building , which are accessible whenever the Library is open to the public ) and can be delivered relatively quickly ( as is again the case with items from the Main Building ) readers will tend not to make advance reservations , but where access is restricted ( as in the case of material from the Annexe and from the Advocates ' Library , both of which have restricted hours of service ) or where delivery may take some time ( as is particularly the case with Annexe materials ) advance orders will more frequently be placed . |
| 19 | One of the best here is the Barrow Bridge village , built around 1830–40 by Robert Gardner , for the workers at two mills , both of which have disappeared . |
| 20 | It was invented by my late friend , Dr A H Reeves , who also invented pulse code modulation and the capacitor microphone , both of which have enjoyed enormous success . |
| 21 | In addition , the event also incorporates the Scottish Veteran and Vintage Championships , both of which have attracted record entries . |
| 22 | Odd that both of them had turned out almost normal . |
| 23 | Which explanation , she was sure , had deceived neither Mama nor Papa , for both of them had written saying that if she needed them they would come at once after all . |
| 24 | They were things both of them had sacrificed to this relationship which she was beginning to understand was destructive to both of them . |
| 25 | It 's with Steve getting a bath every day and Stephen , both of them 's nicked it . |
| 26 | Both of them have made important progress under the British Presidency which ends on December 31 . |
| 27 | What is more , both of them have stated that they prefer to work in a rural setting . |
| 28 | This alteration was observed in the patient 's mother and maternal grandmother ( lanes 5 and 1 , respectively ) , who are obligate carriers as both of them have had affected sons . |
| 29 | Both of them have published their accounts of the Shahs final day and their frequent meetings with him . |
| 30 | It was one with which she was already familiar , both of them having helped construct it for regular meditations . |