Example sentences of "they [vb past] the same [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a tacit acceptance that , because men are generally more successful in material terms than women , women could become more successful if they made the same educational choices as men . |
| 2 | Tolonen had been of the same generation as the T'ang and they shared the same unspoken values . |
| 3 | Kirsten proved a fine role model for the impressionable Rhodes throughout the tour , and while on the surface the pair could n't be more contrasting in appearance or temperament , there is no doubting that they shared the same total commitment to their game and country . |
| 4 | They shared the same social defect — seasonal unemployment — and the same natural hazards — extreme variability in yield between bad and normal years . |
| 5 | They found the same general correlation between socio-economic variables and level of expenditure as in primary education . |
| 6 | The Fisher Row community had few surnames and they used the same Christian names over and over again . |
| 7 | But it was difficult to believe this because there was always enough to eat , and they wore the same nice clothes . |
| 8 | On the far side they followed the river about a mile downstream until they reached the same narrow point where the temporary bridge is constructed every year . |
| 9 | The Mitry peasants ( like the proverbial cat ) could look at a king , and they spoke the same legal language of customary rights and fairness as Charles and his faithful men used in their capitularies . |
| 10 | I just said they had the same molecular formula |
| 11 | They had the same right wing , racist hard-nut minds . |
| 12 | Clients in Ipswich were a little older than in Newham , but they had the same mean OBS score ( see Table 2.3 ) . |
| 13 | Dot avoided the danger of the swivelling eyes in case they had the same compelling powers . |
| 14 | They had the same crazy eyes as Buff . |
| 15 | Stan Carver was a thick-set , medium-sized man , and strangely , Joe thought , he resembled his wife , at least in features : they had the same sharp-edged face . |
| 16 | Yet they had the same energetic manner of speaking : their metallic voices swooped and dived , their eyes rolled , their shoulders bounced , their hands flew in the air like birds performing a courtship dance . |