Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] in the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It carries more textual meaning than an adverbial occurring in the same position . |
| 2 | What a week : Batts and Fat-Frank going in the same week , what the fuck is going on — i guess they need the cash to buy someone — guess we will know who in a couple of weeks … the newly in shape Maradona ? |
| 3 | As we neared the cemetery , the streets began to fill with people , all heading in the same direction . |
| 4 | We headed up the Ring Road towards Old Delhi , and as we drove the avenues began to fill with bicycle rickshaws , all heading in the same direction . |
| 5 | All pulling in the same direction , you know . |
| 6 | the team leader at work who is concerned to ensure that members of the group are all pulling in the same direction towards greater productivity or an improved service . |
| 7 | They were very low , twittering all round us , all flying in the same direction , low and happy . |
| 8 | That has much to do with the bringing together of all participants in the one place — all staying in the same hotel , all competing at the same venue , all joining in the same events , culminating in the Barbarian Easter Tour-style tradition of each nation providing a ‘ cabaret ’ turn at the farewell banquet . |
| 9 | They were separate , there was space between them , but , like flowers in a vase , they were all standing in the same water . |
| 10 | You 'll find them next year all commingling ignominiously in the bargain bins with the indie ‘ underachievers ’ , the Motorcycle Boys and Shrubs , all malingering in the same space . |
| 11 | The nuclei of certain atoms resemble tops in that they have an intrinsic angular momentum — or spin , such atoms are said to be polarised when they are all spinning in the same direction . |
| 12 | She did this by lining up the nuclei of radioactive atoms in a magnetic field , so that they were all spinning in the same direction , and showed that the electrons were given off more in one direction than another . |
| 13 | A widower can become something of a ‘ cause ’ to those living in the same street or block of flats , whereas a widow , although not shunned , may be to some extent avoided by all but the most caring individuals in the early days of her bereavement . |
| 14 | The second national conference for charity accountants provides an opportunity for all those involved in charity financial management , including accountants , advisers with charity clients , treasurers and trustees , to meet other working in the same field , and to examine the new demands and expectations facing charities and the impact of new charity law . |
| 15 | I should think it sounds as if they 're both teaching in the same school , myself , |
| 16 | ‘ I gathered that much , you both working in the same building and everything . ’ |