Example sentences of "[was/were] almost the same [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BROTHERS Steven and Matthew Rivers were almost the same ages as Princes William and Harry when their small world fell apart . |
| 2 | Then she leant forward — they were almost the same height — and caressed his cheek with her lips . |
| 3 | Her dress was almost the same colour , sort of café au lait , only hers had flowers on it . ’ |
| 4 | I hope that the hon. Member for Fife , Central ( Mr. McLeish ) will understand that I do not intend to follow what he said in his long speech — it was almost the same length as his speech in our previous debate on the subject — or his wide range of criticisms of the Government 's policy . |
| 5 | That , and trying to recruit him to the parents ' Association committee ( which was almost the same thing , as the most active women members were divorcees ) . |
| 6 | She was almost the same age as Julius , and had been with him for over ten years . |