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

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1 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 .
2 He would turn up in the Primary School playground and call , ‘ Hi there , Nick ! ’ as if Nick was a boy the same age .
3 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 .
4 The girls had already gone to stay with friends , who have a youngster the same age . ’
5 ‘ Jolly odd having a stepmother the same age as you .
6 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 .
7 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 .
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