Example sentences of "be [verb] for the same thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newley and I have been bidding for the same things for years . ’ |
| 2 | After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’ |
| 3 | The formal publication stage is much the same when it comes to record content — peer and institution review will still be looking for the same things . |
| 4 | We had discussed this business of how people 's appearance literally alters in the eyes of their lovers , and suddenly I blushed , for it seemed to me he must be remembering this too , and that we must be looking for the same thing , as one might take down an old book in a moment of hungry nostalgia and start to re-read , hoping it may provide the same remembered enchantment as before . |
| 5 | Thus the more nearly perfect a market is , the stronger is the tendency for the same price to be paid for the same thing at the same time in all parts of the market : but of course if the market is large , allowance must be made for the expense of delivering the goods to different purchasers ; each of whom must be supposed to pay in addition to the market price a special charge on account of delivery . |
| 6 | I was looking for the same thing yesterday ! |