Example sentences of "they were in the [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They were in the same bed .
2 ‘ I would n't say they were in the same field , ’ he says dryly .
3 Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position .
4 Their contract had come to an end ( see Chapter 14 , Frustration , below ) and they were in the same position as any other free seamen in Port Philip : ‘ they might stipulate for any amount of remuneration ; and , considering the circumstances , £40 might not have been an exorbitant sum ’ — per Erle J.
5 And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too .
6 just now they were in the same place , like Wayne and the trucks , but sometime soon they 'd be miles apart .
7 An example I quote is of two particular members of staff who had been there a long time , and so , when I walked into the staff room , they were in the same seats .
8 Although some amendments were suggested , they were in the same tenor e.g ; to allow States which are already more generous in respect of returning illegally exported material without compensation to continue that more generous treatment .
9 Oh they were in the same dormitory were n't you ?
10 Although they were in the same show and of the same age , they were a world apart as women and performers .
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