Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [verb] the [det] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | An architecture centre is in danger of doing the same thing and , to that extent , is distinctly against the interests of the membership as a whole . |
| 2 | What would turn me either to stone or to desperation would be the boredom of hearing the same thing over and over again . |
| 3 | He came to the conclusion , as he puts it , ‘ that the eternal world is trivial , and that mathematics is only the art of saying the same thing in different words . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps that 's another way of saying the same thing , ’ Hepzibah said . |
| 5 | It has assumed " the system as before " , but with trimmings , and this can be seen in the very use of the phrase " audio-visual aids " , a term which presupposes a type of use , as an adjunct , an added extra , a novel way of doing the same thing . |
| 6 | While the prospect of cycling through York is attractive the idea of doing the same thing in Newcastle or Middlesbrough does not have quite the same allure . |