Example sentences of "the [noun sg] to do the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a pity he did n't get the opportunity to do the same against France in the final . |
| 2 | I only wish I had the courage to do the same as her . |
| 3 | What must be hurting him today is that others did not have the courage to do the same to him . |
| 4 | Sometimes , when Henry was trying to write a letter of apology to the analyst for having quit , and wondering whether the man was all right — and when Finch was pondering the need to do the same thing — they would wander off together and watch Cecil coaching the people he referred to as ‘ the speaking parts . ’ |
| 5 | In these circumstances I thought it would better serve the interests of air safety generally if a properly appointed accredited representative had the right to do the same thing . |
| 6 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 7 | ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here . |
| 8 | Society imposes an obligation to look after his parents , as a debt owed to them for his upbringing , and owed to society for passing on to his children the obligation to do the same for him . |
| 9 | A study of a small savings bank in Massachusetts found that its branch-based salesmen sold more than three times as many policies as agents hired by the bank to do the same job , and five times as many as agents working directly for an insurer . |
| 10 | Forty-three members of the old party set up an HSWP cell , and urged their comrades all over the country to do the same . |