Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the same [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the age of nine , they were coming under the same social pressures as older children . |
| 2 | In this case , though , is n't it more likely that Joanna was looking for the same 15 minutes of fame achieved by Australian nightclub singer Fairlie Arrow a year ago ? |
| 3 | I was listening to the same genial , slow voice with which the American gentleman had charmed many since his arrival and yet it now contained something unmistakably covert . |
| 4 | ‘ I do feel , ’ Rune was continuing with the same reasonable approach with which he doubtless addressed a board meeting , ‘ that we need an in-depth discussion about its capabilities and design before we consider the best way to market it in the United Kingdom . ’ |
| 5 | She cast an impatient look at Mitch , who was standing with the same stunned attitude he had adopted when he had seen that the girl was blind . |