Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] in the same [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They did n't do many subjects together and were only in the same group for French and history .
2 These differences were always in the same direction — more pronounced hormonal responses and more reporting of symptoms with porcine insulin .
3 In contrast , Bangladeshi babies sleeping during the day were always in the same room as other family members , in a relatively noisy , busy environment .
4 Mark and Clare were still in the same position .
5 Although you were still in the same quarter .
6 Many of the Kemsley provincial papers were still in the same group in 1987 as in 1947 , but now under a different owner .
7 It is believed one of the major problems facing the clubs ' proposals then was the fact that they were both in the same league .
8 Magic and medicine were often in the same melting pot .
9 There were gruff mutterings of ‘ excellent story ’ or ‘ very good ’ from the two men , who were never in the same league and knew it .
10 She felt almost sorry for Professor M. L. Vaughan , who was obviously in the same rank as her self-confident great-uncle , and differed from him on almost every point .
11 Although friendly , the hostel was not in the same class as its neighbour at Boggle Hole .
12 Gray , who had tucked away the penalty which set up Quakers ' promotion to the Third Division only a few weeks before , had never managed a club , and by Christmas it was becoming clear that , while a likeable character , he was not in the same class as his predecessor .
13 There was no extemporisation ; it was always in the same format .
14 Dot Opened her eyes to glance sideways at Mrs Hollidaye but she was still in the same position , kneeling , so Dot lowered her lids and , though she had n't meant to she found herself thinking about Gloria , still asleep in that high bed with the soft eiderdown .
15 Just an hour later he was back in the same court to give evidence against three men accused of trying to murder him .
16 In the first set he simply was n't in the same class as his 21-year-old opponent in the huge Olympic Hall , at times pleading theatrically with Ferreira not to hit so hard , and giving his racket to a ball-boy as if to say , ‘ you have a go , you ca n't be worse than me . ’
17 ‘ Burger was n't in the same class as the other two , he did n't pretend to be . ’
18 Crying alone , when their partner was actually in the same house but chose not to be with them , was an exhausting and draining experience .
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