Example sentences of "[adj] of [verb] the same [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Counsel submitted that two persons could not be found guilty of murdering the same person unless each was acting in concert with the other . |
| 2 | The formation of cliques is not unexpected , given the fact that the only things which the residents actually do have in common is that of having the same employer and the same degree of occupational and residential mobility . |
| 3 | The test for this comes when someone , or some group , is offered a pay rise ( in real terms ) and the choice either of working the same number of hours and taking home the extra money or of maintaining their real income but reducing the hours worked . |
| 4 | I was petrified of having the same thing as my mother did . |
| 5 | ‘ Short of repeating the same threat and wagging the same finger once more , which the offender soon learns to treat with contempt , there must surely be a custodial sanction available . |
| 6 | However , estimates of the space needed for a battery of windmills capable of producing the same amount of electricity as a normal power station , fossil fuel or nuclear , range from 100 to 200 square miles . |
| 7 | It appeared that school was giving both urban and rural children something akin to Western self-consciousness for they could answer questions implying a personal point of view ; and as they advanced in school they became increasingly capable of categorising the same stimuli according to different criteria or ‘ points of view ’ . |
| 8 | Does the Minister accept that UKIAS is not capable of providing the same level of professional advice as can presently be provided under the legal aid system ? |
| 9 | The sleep-deprived person may feel terrible and look pretty ragged but is typically capable of achieving the same levels of performance on psychological tests as when rested . |
| 10 | Carrie flashed a glance in his direction and Seb blushed , believing Tom was capable of reading the same meaning into the look as he did . |
| 11 | How would you apply the principles of horizontal and vertical equity in deciding how much to tax two people , each capable of doing the same work , but one of whom chooses to devote more time to sun-bathing and therefore has a lower income ? |
| 12 | Redundant systems wo n't provide such clear-cut results because all of the modules are capable of doing the same job . |
| 13 | Since a wide variety of people of different personalities are capable of doing the same job , the efficiency of this organisation depends on the structuring of jobs and the design of communications and formal relationships , rather than on individual personalities . |