Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [prep] the same " in BNC.

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1 These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record .
2 Sabine found herself travelling in the same direction , Rohan 's arm firmly round her shoulders .
3 Two rival regiments of the peacetime British Army found themselves quartered in the same town .
4 Even with regard to this episode Margaret showed a sisterly loyalty : I am told that when she and Ivy found themselves staying at the same hotel as Cecilia Ady , Eleanor Jourdain 's chief opponent , ‘ there was a marked coldness ’ .
5 This is the date England had originally set aside for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin but which both Robson and Jack Charlton agreed to abandon when they found themselves paired in the same World Cup group .
6 I asked for one ticket and paid for it , then I watched him ask for the same and fish down inside his carrier bag and bring out a ten pound note .
7 This meant everyone pulling in the same direction , and I was convinced there was a win/win opportunity : for business objectives and for employees .
8 That meant we worked in the same building on different floors .
9 Er did you stay at the same school ?
10 And did you stay at the same school through primary and secondary ?
11 Now erm did you stay in the same school or ?
12 Did you fight over the same girl friends ?
13 Populations evolved separately in each of these pools , and only when the water rose again did they re-convene in the same lake .
14 He said that the dummy stimulated her to produce in the same way that the sight of the living calf should have done .
15 And Colin had his done about the same time .
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