Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to do the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rock jutted out which others had grabbed as they swung down , but as I tried to do the same there was no edge below for my feet and I whimpered pathetically dangling on the end of the rope . |
| 2 | I tried to do the same , and in between sailing my own boat and the occasional cutter duty managed to concentrate enough on my proper job to pass a promotion examination in 1956 . |
| 3 | Having succeeded in making your formulae work for Lotus 1-2-3 and for As-Easy-As I tried to do the same in Excel . |
| 4 | Hardly aware of what she was doing , she tried to do the same , thankful that her shoes had soft soles . |
| 5 | She was afraid to look round again , but the other housemaid was ready to carry soup bowls to the table and she had to do the same . |
| 6 | ‘ We agreed to do the same number of hours … ’ |
| 7 | When the state took over recruitment under the Military Service Acts , the party continued to be involved : many agents were transferred to the army , where they continued to do the same job , and many party offices were lent to the government as recruitment centres . |
| 8 | Now he planned to do the same with the female cub , who had been given the most unleopard-like name of Harriet . |
| 9 | Impressed by what he saw , he resolved to do the same for Liverpool . |