Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] did the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of Labour authorities did the same , believing it could help them plan service development more effectively . |
| 2 | What would happen if other advanced nations did the same ? |
| 3 | Olive baboons in Gabon defaecate in their home areas , thereby concentrating edible-fruited species , and the Liebermans speculate that the early hominids did the same because there is evidence that there were proto-gardens around occupation sites and that animals were unaware how edible plants came to be there ; a phenomenon known as the ‘ Eden Syndrome ’ . |
| 4 | The Egyptian magicians did the same through their secret arts . |
| 5 | Other foster children with happy memories did the same , though distance and new relationships combined to make contact sporadic . |
| 6 | ( Associated Newspapers did the same , and both groups thereby had a useful cushion when the oil price rises and economic crises of the early 1970s saw newsprint prices quadruple . ) |