Example sentences of "they [be] [prep] [det] other " in BNC.

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1 The nearer they are to each other the greater is the field .
2 Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other — proof that Dateline works !
3 We compare them in order to see not what each is like but in what respects they are like each other .
4 Lord , she 'd been awake ten minutes and already they were at each other 's throats !
5 At least she and Dionne knew how precious they were to each other .
6 To begin with , he thought I was as close to Steve and Paul as they were to each other — and they were like a single amoeba that wo n't let anyone else into its world .
7 I saw how kind they were to each other .
8 Suddenly , once they were in each other 's arms , our hero and heroine acted like normal human beings .
9 At one time she felt Charlotte turn towards her husband , and knew that they were in each other 's arms .
10 They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms .
11 Their faces were a few inches apart — and then they were in each other 's arms and she whispered , ‘ Yes — I still love you .
12 For a moment they looked at each other , and then they were in each other 's arms again .
13 She saw him cross impetuously to his wife , lift her bodily by the waist , and kiss her heartily ; and she knew that before the latch clashed into place they were in each other 's arms .
14 For one uncertain moment she thought they were in each other 's arms , but as they welcomed her warmly , she decided that she had been mistaken .
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