Example sentences of "he was [verb] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Laurence Taylor died at Stubbylee of Asiatic Cholera , having arrived from Liverpool only on Saturday last ; he was interred the same day at the old Baptist Chapel . ’ |
| 2 | At his insistence he was seen the same day , and exhaustive examination failed to reveal any abnormality . |
| 3 | He glanced at Ho , and knew that he was thinking the same thing . |
| 4 | She was silent a moment , thoughtful , and knew he was thinking the same thing . |
| 5 | No doubt he was thinking the same thing . |
| 6 | On a ship the size of the Ocean Empress it was surprisingly easy , especially when it seemed he was adopting the same principle . |
| 7 | As soon as I realised I told him it must stop , but the next thing I knew he was spouting the same fiction to a reporter . ’ |
| 8 | Now he was saying the same thing . |
| 9 | He was carrying the same carrier-bag and for some reason they found it impossible not to stare at it . |
| 10 | He was carrying the same grip . |