Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] [prep] the same " in BNC.

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1 With brute force techniques … they do achieve about the same end result as we do with much more sophisticated techniques .
2 However , I shall argue that it is only when they do point in the same direction that conditions are suitable for the development of intelligent beings who can ask the question : why does disorder increase in the same direction of time as that in which the universe expands ?
3 Mums-to-be only have the right to return to their job if they 've worked for the same company for at least two years .
4 And the amount of statutory maternity pay to which they 're entitled also depends on how long they 've worked for the same employer .
5 It is a touching scene that every parent can immediately identify with because they have gone through the same ritual with their own children .
6 Thus , they have remained at the same level of retardation throughout their childhood .
7 As Caroline told me : ‘ Once you have indicated that you like to buy from the comfort of your armchair , other companies assume you will want to know about the products they have to sell in the same way ’ .
8 Failing this , the section either ought to be amended to provide , as does s.61 ( below ) , for persons to sue where they have been adversely affected , or , as is the case in the US , where they can show that they have traded during the same time period as the insider .
9 At present , women only qualify for leave if they have worked for the same employer for two years ; five years for women who work less than 16 hours per week .
10 The more a person is integrated into a close-knit social network , the more time they spend speaking to the same group of people and the less they spend in contact with others who might change their speech .
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