Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foster parents can often claim fostering allowances of 2–3 times the Supplementary Benefit that the natural parent would have received for looking after the same child … which is peculiarly ironic when one considers that some children might not be in foster-care at all if their parents had adequate incomes in the first place ( Fairbairns , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | We had a little chat with Unix System Labs president Roel Pieper last week and he did n't exactly rule out the possibility of USL making a takeover move on Santa Cruz Operation Inc ( UX No 396 ) : however , he said , it would n't be a good business value unless both firms were committed to going in the same direction . |
| 3 | The same sort of approaches were adopted for cycling for the same reasons . |
| 4 | They had their tea together , and Clare delighted in eating from the same plate as Tess . |
| 5 | It is as if God , embittered by the recalcitrance of humanity , has turned to behaving in the same manner as that imputed to him by the serpent in the Garden in its dialogue with the woman . |
| 6 | The light on the moor answered by moving in the same way . |
| 7 | This common bond can be based on living in the same area , or working in the same factory , or attending the same church , or being members of the same club . |
| 8 | Most sailors soon tire of sailing in the same place all the time and look for new places to sail which will give them variety and a challenge . |
| 9 | And yet again , Charles insisted on flying on the same plane as his sons William and Harry . |
| 10 | Farmers argued that as their day already began at sunrise , they would gain nothing and would also lose an hour for their workers insisted on finishing at the same time as town dwellers . |
| 11 | Slater , of Redcar Road , Middlesbrough , admitted reckless driving , assault and criminal damage in April and was jailed for four months and banned from driving for the same period . |
| 12 | Yeah but you see by going to the same supplier , we 've got a lot of the film we can use that er there 's been several days filming |