Example sentences of "they [verb] [to-vb] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | But diversifying companies found it much harder to exploit economies of scale and scope in these new fields — usually , says Mr Chandler , because they failed to make the same kind of first-mover investments they had made in their primary businesses . |
| 2 | There were two problems , the youngest children 's reading was n't good enough to manage the menu and most were too short to actually see over the tops of the containers on the heated cabinet to make their choice , because of this when they reached the counter they asked to have the same as the child in front making a nonsense of the notion of choice . |
| 3 | But they got the main job done and now they want to do the same against Spain next month before heading to Belfast for a party . |
| 4 | In the case of the ‘ Anglo-Saxon conspiracy ’ I do not believe that the majority of international referees would intentionally take biased decisions in favour of one side simply because they happen to speak the same language . |
| 5 | Erm and because they like to keep the same manufacturer on one shaft if they could , they took out six three O seven for the back end . |
| 6 | This approach is particularly useful when their play has become " stuck " , when they continue to enact the same situation in the same way . |
| 7 | Anyone reading this who used to use The Guardian as a mirror in the mornings to find out what they thought about the issues of the day is likely to be in for a shock if they try to do the same today . |
| 8 | They aim to capture the same market — small to medium-sized businesses that in the past did not have the same buying power as blue-chip companies . |
| 9 | Although Howard did n't actually have to come face to face with Brando , they had to share the same set . |
| 10 | Whatever divided them , they had to share the same planet ; and this dictated a ‘ constructive dialogue , a search for solutions to key international problems , for areas of agreement ’ . |
| 11 | When the state took over recruitment under the Military Service Acts , the party continued to be involved : many agents were transferred to the army , where they continued to do the same job , and many party offices were lent to the government as recruitment centres . |
| 12 | The British were mistaken in supposing that they continued to have the same sovereign and therefore the same national identity vis-à-vis the outside world as the Canadians . |
| 13 | They plan to do the same for other utility supplies later in the year . |
| 14 | They they tended to say the same thing as the government , erm but recently Tory motions , in this council , have started to say the opposite of the government f for reasons which remain obscure to me and this is just another example . |
| 15 | Some of them were politer than others , but they tended to ask the same questions as they trampled through the house . |