Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] the [det] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Long island , New York , another teenage boy was critically injured trying the same thing . |
| 2 | soc : And I suppose you 'd like more of the same so you can go on pinpointing variation and replicate the studies which have been done to show the same thing in different places , or maybe to include a few more explanatory variables in your statistical model ? |
| 3 | about law and the film business cos there 's loads of jobs to choose from , ba and you 've still got to do the same thing |
| 4 | I 've really had to work hard to get where I got to and when I fight a black guy , I know that he 's had to do the same thing , I think : ‘ Well , he 's had it as hard as me ’ and little zest goes out of your punching , I just want to beat him on points . |
| 5 | Often the two terms are used to mean the same thing . |
| 6 | Are we not allowed to use the same things twice ? |
| 7 | He had also engaged to do the same thing for Chief Superintendent John Coffin and one or two other enemies if he could get round to them , but he had let Place know that he had a prior claim . |
| 8 | However , industry is not required to do the same thing . |