Example sentences of "[prep] about the same [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chicks are placed on a surface scattered with a mix of food grains and pebbles of about the same size and colour of the food . |
| 2 | The house next to Mrs. Sutton 's was of about the same age but as the pavement was almost a foot higher than the floor of the front room , it had two steps down inside the door . |
| 3 | The last is of interest to parents who wish to know where their child stands in relation to others of about the same age and also , at various levels of aggregation , to teachers , heads , LEAs , the Government and the wider community . |
| 4 | An example is the terrace around Lake Harrison at a little above 120 m ( 400 ft ) OD ( see Chapter 14 ) , which might easily be confused with the well-known British marine terrace at about the same level but probably much earlier in date . |
| 5 | A case for seasonal adjustment exists where recognisable seasonal variations occur year after year with a fixed period and where the increases and decreases occur at about the same time and in about the same proportion each year . |
| 6 | He even dropped a hint that he had a conference in Perugia at about the same time and might very well find himself in Rome after it was over . |
| 7 | Brunel had carried out a survey at about the same time and submitted proposals for a broad gauge line linking up with the Hereford , Ross and Gloucester Railway . |
| 8 | A group of people who entered some state at about the same time and whose life histories are thereafter studied is called a cohort . |