Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [prep] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are insult-words for women who have too much sex ( slag ) and women who have too little ( pricktease ) ; women can be tasty and at the same time cunts . |
| 2 | It must be tight-fitting but at the same time easy to remove , for as the caterpillars grow they will consume enormous amounts of nettles . |
| 3 | A testimony may be fascinating but at the same time quite irrelevant to the basic questions touching on faith and doubt . |
| 4 | Hon. Members will be aware that at the same time as we consulted about our council tax proposals , we issued a consultation paper in Scotland about water and sewerage charges . |
| 5 | Something might be true although at the same time harmful and dangerous in the highest degree ; indeed it could pertain to the fundamental nature of existence that a complete knowledge of it might destroy one — so that the strength of a spirit could be measured by how much ‘ truth ’ it could take , more clearly , to what degree it needed it attenuated , veiled , sweetened , blunted and falsified . |
| 6 | ‘ So , ’ she murmured , ‘ how can a woman be dead and at the same time walking , waving her hands and talking ? ’ |