Example sentences of "they [was/were] [prep] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were about the same size and thickness as credit cards . |
| 2 | They were about the same age , but the embalmer seemed older . |
| 3 | They were on the same floor . ’ |
| 4 | For the moment , they were on the same wavelength . |
| 5 | Because Dannii was famous and they were at the same school , Kylie wanted to make a name for herself . |
| 6 | They were at the same impasse . |
| 7 | She looked from one to the other to make sure they were at the same height . |
| 8 | He trusted Marian and Allen because they were of the same kind as himself — children . |
| 9 | But more often than not , whenever they were under the same roof together , he shared her bed and , now that her initial awkwardness had abated — for she had never seen a naked human being of either sex before and had always been discouraged from looking too closely at herself — he made love to her with a straightforward vigour she found attractive . |
| 10 | To people who went on about their likeness the girl was assiduous in pointing out that every feature when compared was different , but they were recognisable instantly as mother and daughter , as the woman in the shop said , they were from the same mould . |
| 11 | They were in the same bed . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't say they were in the same field , ’ he says dryly . |
| 13 | Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position . |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too . |
| 16 | just now they were in the same place , like Wayne and the trucks , but sometime soon they 'd be miles apart . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Oh they were in the same dormitory were n't you ? |
| 19 | Although they were in the same show and of the same age , they were a world apart as women and performers . |
| 20 | if both of them were on the same level there would be no falls , there would be no power . |
| 21 | What White and Bernard also omit to make clear is that , while the great majority of the ordinary members of the church may well have been largely indifferent to theological issues , many of them were at the same time both outraged and alarmed by a number of alien liturgical practices , which were a unique and highly visible feature of English Arminianism . |