Example sentences of "they [verb] a similar [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following month they made a similar objection to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers beating the retreat in Shipquay Street . |
| 2 | The Etruscans were great builders and in this respect they occupy a similar relationship to the Romans in the development of architecture as do the Pelasgic and Minoan peoples to the Greek . |
| 3 | In feeding habits they occupy a similar role to the kites in Europe , Africa and Asia . |
| 4 | This will make it possible to assess whether there are systematic differences in their cognitive skills in comparison to reading age and chronological age controls or whether they show a similar pattern to poor readers found in the normal school population . |
| 5 | What he did not explain was the logical conclusion that before Whinfield and Denmark Street controlled their budgets they offered a similar service to other surgeries . |
| 6 | They have a similar principle to me — they only brew on Saturdays and Sundays ! |
| 7 | Later , as Paul prays for the disciples at Ephesus and lays hands on them , they have a similar experience to the household of Cornelius , namely they speak in tongues and prophesy . |
| 8 | They perform a similar role to home liaison teachers in encouraging parental involvement in their children 's education , but differ in working with children under five . |