Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [art] same [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , since tests are always used by different people in different settings , it is also necessary to know something about the extent to which the same tester may achieve stable scores , when the test is given to the same person on different occasions , or the extent to which the scores from different testers would be comparable if they were to test the same individual .
2 She and Charles worked hard and , despite the fact that they were pursuing the same course , without rivalry .
3 They were doing the same thing as the driver ants , and for the same reasons .
4 Olive Saunderson and Norman Field met and fell in love in predictably romantic circumstances when the Fields and the Saundersons were guests on board Lord Vestey 's yacht on a cruise to Norway in 1909 They were married the same year in Dublin and returned to England to set up home .
5 When Maggie and Susan left the house they were carrying the same pail and enamel container that they 'd used earlier .
6 After all , they were paid the same sum whether Nigel arrived by Rolls Royce or dustcart .
7 They were offered the same curriculum as the rest of the unstreamed class , i.e. they were on course to fail the 11 plus .
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