Example sentences of "were all [v-ing] [prep] the same " in BNC.

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1 They all came from similar backgrounds and , as like minds , they were all congregating at the same place for the same reasons .
2 She did this by lining up the nuclei of radioactive atoms in a magnetic field , so that they were all spinning in the same direction , and showed that the electrons were given off more in one direction than another .
3 They were separate , there was space between them , but , like flowers in a vase , they were all standing in the same water .
4 They were all playing by the same rules .
5 One night they were all sitting round the same as usual , in the kitchen this time , Pete and Tommy and a friend of Tommy 's , they were sitting round drinking the whisky Tommy 's friend had brought over when they heard footsteps in the yard .
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