Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] the same height " in BNC.

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1 Gareth had intelligently chosen smooth-barked saplings all the way and all the marks were at the same height , at about waist level , where painting came to him most naturally , it seemed .
2 About 15,000 feet presumably someone called ‘ Tally Ho ! ’ because I suddenly saw three Ju88s , which were at the same height , slightly to my left , range about 1,000 yards , and heading away from Malta .
3 She looked from one to the other to make sure they were at the same height .
4 He was about the same height as his wife but he looked stooped now , and he was wearing a dressing-gown ; normally he was the epitome of tweedy country-squiredom , an archetypal laird in three-piece suit , clumpy shoes , checked shirt and cap ; he resorted to a beaten-up , much reproofed Barbour when the weather turned particularly foul .
5 Although Jerry was of the same height , he was much fairer than I , with very attractive blue eyes , he was slighter of build , and had a much sweeter disposition .
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