Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [v-ing] the same [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sweetly punctuated every pause with ‘ Actually , we have had quite a few calls saying the same thing , ’ and ‘ Actually , I must say , I do rather agree with you . ’ |
| 2 | One can imagine some teachers using the same figures as evidence for using them less . |
| 3 | Are all schools following the same rules ? |
| 4 | ‘ At first I was upset by this development , ’ said one official , ‘ but then I realised that with so many places selling the same things either they would go bust or they would have to channel their efforts into other , more necessary things . ’ |
| 5 | Rules should be made permitting access to postal services on the same basis by all users meeting the same conditions . |
| 6 | The ideal balance sheet — with both sides showing the same figure at the end — produced the expression ‘ making ends meet , ’ in which ‘ meet ’ is used in its oldest sense of ‘ right and fitting ’ . |