Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , having settled their men and their stewards and their womenfolk , if they had any , they moved eastwards to do the same for themselves and for others along the course of the Forth , and to drift , with an inquisitive eye , through the hills and croplands that lay southwards in Northumbrian hands . |
| 2 | When we found it and after I had thanked every sea god for my luck and promised never to make the same stupid mistake again , I gingerly inspected the Seayak for damage . |
| 3 | He also points out that a commitment to equality implies also a commitment to a state which will push everybody around until they are equal — Procrustes was a figure in Greek mythology who forced all those he came across to become the same height , either by chopping bits off or by using a rack to stretch their legs . |
| 4 | If PR turned out to have the same results in Britain , it would be a pact with the devil . ’ |
| 5 | Marek went on to tell the same story as Tait had narrated to Blanche the day before in the circling car — of a brave man who was betrayed , tortured , castrated and shot . |