Example sentences of "their [noun] [prep] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women even cut their hair in the same style . |
| 2 | There is some kind of conspiracy of bureaucrats : they all have their fingers in the same profitable pie . |
| 3 | ‘ If we discover the SDLP and Alliance Party requested their meetings at the same time or later , there will be one major political row , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Even before Branshaw is let to an American , to whom his tenants do not raise their hats in the same way , the house has already begun to alter : |
| 5 | Sweden 's 7-5 win over France gave them the overall title by virtue of more individual wins , because while France enjoyed victories over Italy and Scotland , the unbeaten Swedes halved their contests against the same opposition . |
| 6 | Had the two been at their prime in the same era Scotland 's midfield would have made Dirty Harry look like a wimp . |
| 7 | Because they do not have the sublime sensations of princes , they do not express their passions in the same dignified tone ; but that contrast , in itself , should make more truly pathetic the fate of their superiors . |
| 8 | If our tea and lunch breaks could be structured on the lines of the ancient Egyptians I am sure that by 10.30am each day there would be a smile on the face of each and every member of staff ; and if we could ensure that all our members were treated by their employers in the same way , our membership figures would double instantly . |
| 9 | Where the people rest with their wood or timber and unload it from carts outside the close of the franchise of the Charterhouse among the towns , and afterwards take up their loads of the same wood or timber , the Foresters attach them and amerce them grievously at their will without right . |
| 10 | Managers should be obliged by the Takeover Panel to provide their shareholders with the same information , particularly three-year cash-flow forecasts and industry analysis , that they show their bankers . |
| 11 | Sure enough , they dropped their sticks at the same moment and ran across to the downriver side of the bridge to watch for the winner . |
| 12 | When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar . |
| 13 | Or perhaps the New Horizons people would prefer you to buy WinMail , which Software Partners also have on their lists at the same price — we 'll perhaps look at that another time . |
| 14 | A friend said of John Piper , ‘ He does things properly , for he sends carriages and four , or boats for those who like the water , and returns his guests to their homes in the same manner . |
| 15 | If the Liberals had increased their vote by the same percentage as Labour , Neil Kinnock would sleep tonight in Downing Street . |
| 16 | Gandhi speaks of loving enemies and reacting to their wrongdoings in the same way as you would react to the wrong-doings of friends and relatives . |
| 17 | In fact , their necks are so mobile that they can keep their heads in the same position while a branch sways in the breeze underneath them . |
| 18 | Women may insert articles into their vaginas for purposes of masturbation , and men will insert articles into their urethras with the same intention . |
| 19 | Nicandra shrank away — she was not at all courageous about horses , especially when they were fidgeting threateningly and blowing out through their noses at the same time . |
| 20 | The attraction between the positive and negative electricity was supposed to keep the electrons in their orbits in the same way that the gravitational attraction between the sun and the planets keeps the planets in their orbits . |
| 21 | The shepherd ‘ pulls ’ the wool from his ‘ pretty lambs ’ , an experience which I imagine would not be too pleasant for the creatures but to him it is as if the sheep offer their wool with the same eagerness as he offers his gifts . |
| 22 | One other problem is that there is an assumption that everyone will practice their religion in the same way . |
| 23 | You know , she 'd say , they cook their cabbage in the same water as the bacon . |
| 24 | Because individuals vary , their responses to the same stress or insult may also vary , which means that treatment has to be prescribed specifically for that patient . |
| 25 | Benny and Eve , who had lived all their lives in the same village , were each amazed at the things the other did n't know about Knockglen . |
| 26 | Many rabbits spend all their lives in the same place and never run more than a hundred yards at a stretch . |
| 27 | To pick out just a few examples : grandparents treat their grandchildren in the same way whether they live in Aberdeen or London ; middle-class people use money to support their close relatives in similar ways whether they live in Swansea , Sheffield or London ; people use their kin network to help them find employment whether they live in Glasgow , Basildon or Corby . |
| 28 | The chemicals company , ICI , which has 10 per cent of the world market in CFCs , undertook to end their manufacture by the same date . |
| 29 | In comparison to their parent of the same sex , those who responded to the questionnaire were more likely to be engaged in non-manual occupations ( difference 4.2% to 28% for men and 2.7% to 28.7% for women ) . |
| 30 | Both wanted to extend their influence in the same region . |