Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [prep] [art] same [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ; |
| 2 | the 26 students seeking employment were looking in the same kinds of business areas as those who had been more successful in job search ; |
| 3 | Within a month he knew almost as much about oven temperatures , controls , rising yeast and the correct mixture of flour to water as either of the two assistants , and as they were dealing with the same customers as Charlie was on his barrow , sales on both dropped only slightly during the first quarter . |
| 4 | If the scanners were to be believed , two people were talking about the same matters in similar terms night after night . |
| 5 | I needed reassurance from many colleagues that they too were thinking along the same lines . |
| 6 | The pressure to do work against 'cos they knew that Germany were working on the same lines , did n't they , the enormous pressure to get there first . |