Example sentences of "[vb past] on both [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , the proposal was not original , having twice been considered by the Advisory Council on the Treatment of Offenders in the 1950s , but rejected on both occasions . |
| 2 | ‘ A terrible cannonading began on both sides , accompanied with a dreadful discharge of musquetry ’ … |
| 3 | The young Ernest , who grew older as the years passed by , attended a local school , and although energetic and successful in all school activities , he twice ran away from home , though he returned on both occasions . |
| 4 | Faced with such evidence , Marc Thompson — an IMS research fellow who worked on both studies — believes that the Department of Health should tone down its enthusiasm for PRP in the health service , despite the Citizens ' Charter pledge to introduce merit pay into the public sector . |
| 5 | Once the width between the eyes had been determined and marked out , George worked on both eyes ; that way , neither eye ends up larger than the other . |
| 6 | At first he showed some energy , but as recalcitrance persisted on both sides this quickly exhausted itself . |
| 7 | They also called on both sides to refrain from military actions which could threaten the prospects for peace . |
| 8 | The shock waves of the unexpected Sputnik launches , which broke on both shores of the Atlantic , brought disarmament into coequal partnership with deterrence as a primary aim in Western Defence policy . |
| 9 | The rampart shook under our weight and the ice all over the bog cracked and broke on both sides . |
| 10 | They failed on both counts . |
| 11 | She succeeded on both scores . |
| 12 | The trumpets blew on both sides . |
| 13 | The defendant was rearraigned and the trial proceeded on both counts . |
| 14 | Short stories , pamphlets , and articles appeared on both sides of the Atlantic and her novel , The Magnetic North ( 1904 ) , was a best seller , and was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | Dunlop had previously ridden the Honda in the Cookstown and Tandragee races where he won on both occasions . |
| 16 | Shrewsbury put on both subs one of them Howard Clark , on loan with Quakers earlier in the season in an effort to save the game , and for a short spell put Quakers under real pressure . |
| 17 | Darlington manager Ray Hankin put on both substitutes at the start of the second half and the move almost paid dividends after 53 minutes when Toman split the defence perfectly to find John Borthwick in the area , but the substitute 's left-foot shot was well held by the keeper . |
| 18 | Hankin put on both substitutes at the start of the second half and the move almost paid dividends after 53 minutes when Toman split the defence perfectly to find John Borthwick in the area , but the substitute 's left-foot shot was well saved . |
| 19 | Duncan , a Cambridge graduate , had also been a candidate for the post when Peirson had been appointed in 1647 , but the Company , anxious to avoid any trouble and to be reconciled with the townspeople , had on both occasions chosen Stockport 's nominee . |
| 20 | This was an argument between them of which she had no knowledge , but it was clearly a bitter one that rankled on both sides . |
| 21 | Nell obliged on both counts . |
| 22 | In fact , whereas the parallel protestant movement of evangelical revival was for all people , and the issue tended to be decisive , catholic spirituality diverged on both points . |