Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , his songs are intended as the real thing , but widely assumed to be some sort of parody . |
| 2 | Turtle , venison and turbot are named among the good things — provided mainly , it seems , by Joseph Cradock , who had done the same for the LNU at its opening at Harborough in 1809 . |
| 3 | After all , we are looking for the same thing . ’ |
| 4 | So contrasting is it that one may wonder whether its adherents are looking at the same thing at all : ‘ As the eighties unfold , humanity faces a worldwide shortage of productive cropland , acute land hunger in many countries , escalating prices for farmland almost everywhere … ’ |
| 5 | For example , if the adult holds an object , such as a doll , in the child 's line of gaze , the child is likely to look at the object and then immediately glance at the adult 's face to check that they are looking at the same thing . |
| 6 | These are not at all original or exotic but are based on the ordinary things that most people tend to eat . |
| 7 | In the heat of debate , when one side may accuse the other of not knowing what they are talking about , both sides will still assume they are talking about the same thing . |
| 8 | There is one proviso to this : make sure that both you and the client are talking about the same thing . |
| 9 | Even these ‘ feathered locusts ’ are outshone by the real thing . |
| 10 | But I do n't know quite why it is — maybe that 's one area where I do find there 's a bit of segregation , or maybe it 's just that people do n't have the time available , but it 's a different sector of the community who are working with the basic things like helping the old and the infirm more , just being able to give cups of coffee to people , or chatting to them , or visiting them , or whatever . |