Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [was/were] [verb] the same " in BNC.
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1 | Around 65% of people with meters found they were paying the same as or less than they did under the old system . |
2 | Since then he had tried to stay away from her , and it seemed she was doing the same , which did nothing to cool his interest . |
3 | On a ship the size of the Ocean Empress it was surprisingly easy , especially when it seemed he was adopting the same principle . |
4 | ‘ I just felt I was doing the same old thing , week after week , month after month . |
5 | For a moment I thought she was going the same way as her father . |
6 | She was silent a moment , thoughtful , and knew he was thinking the same thing . |
7 | As soon as I realised I told him it must stop , but the next thing I knew he was spouting the same fiction to a reporter . ’ |