Example sentences of "[noun] the same age " in BNC.

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1 I used to be All the lads the same age as me there .
2 His embarrassment flattered her , because it was a sign of his bewildered love , but it irritated her even more , because it testified to his immaturity ; going with a boy the same age seemed like lowering oneself : she was only interested in older boys .
3 He would turn up in the Primary School playground and call , ‘ Hi there , Nick ! ’ as if Nick was a boy the same age .
4 Distraught Sarah Miles was forced to wait twenty minutes for a rival bus — just days after another girl the same age was brutally raped on her way to school in Essex .
5 The girls had already gone to stay with friends , who have a youngster the same age . ’
6 ‘ Jolly odd having a stepmother the same age as you .
7 Today 's report says the suicide rate among students is only slightly higher than young people the same age in the world outside .
8 Two in five employers said that a woman the same age and with the same skills as a man would be more likely to be turned down because of her age .
9 A woman the same age as their combined ages stepped into the car at Woodford and quickly stepped out again when she saw Lee swinging from the passenger hand-holds , Damon and Kevin sparring on the floor and Chris doing something to a continental ferry advertisement with a red felt-tipped pen .
10 Women currently aged 45 to 59 said they 'd only had 2.6 lovers , while men the same age boasted of 13.6 girlfriends .
11 I would love to hear from mums around my age with children the same age as mine .
12 I made friends with a girl in a similar plight : Sophie had twin boys the same age as Tom , and her husband , Jack , ex-R.A.F. with a handlebar moustache , was working for his exams in chartered accountancy .
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