Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a big step to take , but there was no way I could contemplate settling down to bring up my family in London , and I knew my wife felt the same way as she loved the sea and country . |
| 2 | That 's how people live these days , you know , my daughter did the same thing with her husband , you know , they 're in a |
| 3 | How soon would it be until her prince felt the same way ? |
| 4 | Again , although I visited her regularly , taking little presents ; remembered her birthday and saw to it that her sons did the same ; looked after her once when she was ill ; and respected my husband 's love for her , I did not take much notice of her suggestions : ‘ My mother seems to think … |
| 5 | At times the broadcasters themselves did not really understand the significance of what they were broadcasting , so it was hardly surprising that their listeners took the same view : enthusiasm , and the lack of it , are equally infectious . |
| 6 | Its essence stayed the same but now there was something new in its texture , and it became clearer as it approached . |
| 7 | Her eyes looked the same as yours and mine , only bigger . |
| 8 | Sensibly , but with some sensitivity , her boss made the same points to Muriel as he had made in his reference , asking her at the same time if these conflicts had ever arisen out of the office with family friends or neighbours . |
| 9 | Able to see by lights from their pit helmets , the trapped miners cut the pipe at their end of the blockage while their rescuers did the same , pumping through fresh air by fan . |
| 10 | I 'm just like my mum , when it comes down to it , That 's why I quite admired Auntie Muriel , in a guarded sort of way I 'd think , I really should try to be like her , she was so content , nothing ever fazed her , I did n't want to be a farmer , understand , but I did n't want to be like mum either , tied to a feckless man , trying to keep him and me , having to hustle all the time to stop from sinking I fancied myself on a corporate asteroid , settling down with someone who would cherish me and buy me everything I wanted Carmen and her crew had the same ideas , even if they acted like they were going to be bad girls for ever , |
| 11 | There is evidence that it became the practice for individuals to be named after the day on which they were born and that couples were not allowed to marry if their birthdays had the same numeral . |
| 12 | Between them , the deceased Dr Alethea Ward and the surviving Rita Ablewhite directed Liz Ablewhite towards Cambridge , and Liz in her turn handed the same knowledge on to her stepsons and her daughters . |
| 13 | Her companion did the same , but the Sheikha in her usual way lifted her veil and with a graceful inward movement of her wrist held the pot under her arm , first one side then the other , her neck arching above the rising smoke . |
| 14 | It was soon realised , however , that the national bourgeoisie was too weak to pursue an independent line and being themselves involved in the complexities of dependent development , their orientations remained the same as the rest of the dominant class . |
| 15 | Young David , eating his tea , gave Hoomey a look in which Hoomey recognised the same despair as he felt himself . |
| 16 | But her mother had the same sort of chin . |
| 17 | Me husband had the same trouble with other doctors and he went to two . |
| 18 | He waved frantically , and his sister did the same . |
| 19 | Carter had advocated deregulation , but he approached reform via legislation whereas his successor sought the same end primarily through administrative action . |
| 20 | Did he wish his Nicandra had the same spark ? |
| 21 | And why , if his enemy had the same thought in mind , should he toss it back to him so carelessly ? |
| 22 | His grin held the same hint of mocking , almost insolent provocation as when he had taunted Alain Gebrec . |
| 23 | His father had the same seriously intent eyes and the delicate look that Stephen had . |
| 24 | His tone had the same finality as the sound of the door closing behind them . |
| 25 | ‘ His mother attended the same elementary school as Rose . ’ |
| 26 | It was time his mother felt the same kind of distress , the same feeling of being rootless ; after all , that woman had stolen her father away . |
| 27 | He 'd picked up the baby and held her while Ma gave her the medicine , and his face had the same look as when Billy had fallen in the river . |
| 28 | That why our team did the same as you . |
| 29 | if he let's join in the K , you , your lad had the same problem as I with John . |
| 30 | Our weeks followed the same pattern . |