Example sentences of "[det] [verb] the same thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that each remain the same thing although being described by a variety of different er descriptions . |
| 2 | It is sometimes said of bodies such as the CICB that they owe their existence to exercises of ‘ prerogative ’ power , but in this context , this means the same thing as saying that the body was not set up by statute . |
| 3 | At the flops , the bums all eat the same thing . |
| 4 | We do not all live the same lives nor do we all need the same things . |
| 5 | ‘ Apparently she 's seen plenty of specialists and they all say the same thing — she 's blind because she refuses to see . ’ |
| 6 | Then you went on to the next thing you all done the same thing over and over again . |
| 7 | Everyone has the same equipment , and they can all do the same things : walk , talk , play music , and so on . |
| 8 | Erm , in Shropshire the M F U are known to be in favour of compulsory dips , there 's no difference between us , but if we are going down , you are going to send a re erm , er , a joint representation , then I think before you agree to send a joint representation then you need to have a meeting with M F U and C L A , to make certain that we 're all saying the same thing . |
| 9 | Because they all do the same thing . |
| 10 | Because we all do the same thing . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I went to clinics , I went to specialists , they poked and they peered and they prodded , they took X-rays , they did tests , I do n't know what they did n't do , and they all said the same thing . |
| 12 | Yeah , but they all said the same thing do n't they ? |
| 13 | Of course there is no way of knowing that we all see the same thing . |
| 14 | You know they all have the same thing . |
| 15 | There is , then , a problem of ownership and remember , the law uses three words all meaning the same thing , ‘ ownership , ’ ‘ property ’ and ‘ title . ’ |
| 16 | Ann said they kept both wanting the same thing at the same time . |
| 17 | Funny enough , Peter and I have both been swimming together and we 've both got the same thing |
| 18 | And then by one of those quirky coincidences that make life interesting both women spoke at once , and both said the same thing . |