Example sentences of "he [verb] in the same [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are there servants in the house ? ’ he asked in the same low voice . |
| 2 | ‘ So how , then , do you propose we get to know each other ? ’ he asked in the same soft tone . |
| 3 | ‘ And did you have no electricity ? ’ he probed in the same soft , lilting voice . |
| 4 | He seemed to get over it , but he behaved in the same alarming manner in court this morning . |
| 5 | How can I make him see his colleagues will look down on him if he says in the same old rut ? |
| 6 | Then he resumed in the same imperious tone . |
| 7 | ‘ I wonder who you truly are ? ’ he queried in the same soft voice that proved that her thoughts had been correct . |
| 8 | He said in the same low , intent voice : ‘ Is this what you expected of me , Harry ? |
| 9 | It was with difficulty that Greg restrained himself from saying ‘ What ! ’ , but knowing that his colleague would assume that he was being told he was about to become an unmarried father , and spread it , he said in the same world-weary voice : ‘ That 's very interesting . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Neither , ’ he continued in the same gentle tone of voice , ‘ am I prepared to be cast as some Viking lover straight out of a Hollywood film , rampaging and raping so that you can put the full responsibilities of your actions on me . |
| 11 | He phrased it as a question , but she did n't bother dignifying it with an answer , and he continued in the same grating tone . |
| 12 | ‘ So , back to work in two weeks or so and then where ? ’ he continued in the same quiet voice . |
| 13 | His whole body still , poised , his eyes still holding hers , he continued in the same soft voice . |