Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [verb] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , someone seeing you may do the same thing using a crude ‘ dead man ’ to hold the fuselage upright . |
| 2 | Now when this is all over , and Saddam has got to be stopped , forcibly stopped , when this is over , I believe that there 's got to be no reneging as this country has constantly done with the Arabs ; there has got to be a Middle East conference , and the Israelis said ‘ yes , we agree to your State , but return to your original frontiers or you will get the same treatment as Saddam has got . ’ |
| 3 | Or we can describe the same action using a PASSIVE sentence , in which the subject of the sentence ( italicised below ) is acted upon ( rather than acting ) . |
| 4 | Instead , Willis found that his lads were very well prepared for work in factories where they could use the same ‘ survival ’ techniques as they had learned at school . |
| 5 | But eventually the Edwards family moved down the road to run a residential home for the elderly ( which , when you think about it , was a logical step from caring for birds ! ) and the peregrine and various other injured birds needed new homes where they could receive the same amount of care and attention . |
| 6 | It is right and proper that everyone should have the same opportunity , but this can be controlled by one officer in my belief . |
| 7 | And design your dinner so that everyone can eat the same thing and enjoy it — with the recipes below , even the greediest red meat-and-potatoes man will feel he 's had his fill ! |
| 8 | In the early 1960s Dr Beeching , the chairman of the railways , had cut out some of the most unprofitable rail lines and the fear was that I would do the same . |
| 9 | No , I do not think that I shall make the same mistake again . |
| 10 | I suppose that I shall say the same thing to my family when the time comes . |
| 11 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 12 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 13 | ‘ She told me she always put the most beautiful girls next to Bernard when setting the table for a party , and that I should do the same , because you want to give the best to the man you love . ’ |
| 14 | Although you can do the same via the menus ( the corresponding sequence being Chart , Edit Data ) it is much more convenient to click on this icon . |
| 15 | Taking a cricket bat to the audition is n't a bad idea although you can get the same effect with an umbrella . |
| 16 | It was gratifying to know that she could feel the same as him . |
| 17 | She was n't sure that she could offer the same kind of commitment in return , or that she wanted so much responsibility . |
| 18 | Being able to tile or overlap windows within applications is a nice convenience but have you ever wished that you could do the same thing with separate applications on the desktop ? |
| 19 | Is there any danger that erm that it could happen more , er that you could have the same happening say in Flats as a similar thing happening say in erm more middle class areas , such as , yet erm there being more risk of of it of it of erm parents losing the child , say in some areas such as Flats , and yet in , |
| 20 | He tried to tell himself that it did n't matter , that you could find the same situation all over the West End ; back in the long-lost days of sweetness and light he could remember taking his wife to a performance of Jesus Christ , Superstar when it had gone through so many cast changes that no-one was even bothering to count , and what a bunch of wankers they 'd been . |
| 21 | The irony is that you can create the same look for a tenner down the market . |
| 22 | The amazing thing about memory is that you can use the same hooks for a multitude of lists without ending up in confusion . |
| 23 | Explain the problem if you must as a difference in approach to the job ; if you denigrate a previous boss the interviewer will assume that you will do the same thing next time around . |
| 24 | We are certain that you will feel the same and we want you to try a Goblin Steamatic with a special money back guarantee . |
| 25 | Just as you can remove sulphur from power station emissions so you can do the same with carbon dioxide . |
| 26 | Ca n't we at least suppose that we might have the same experience on the Sun ? ’ |
| 27 | Ca n't we at least suppose that we might have the same experience on the Sun ? ’ |
| 28 | He says that it has been the foundation of Europe 's post-war success , the implication being that we must adopt the same system in Britain if we are to become a modern , prosperous nation . |
| 29 | I said to Ruth that we should do the same . |
| 30 | I say that we should do the same , if need be . ’ |