Example sentences of "the [noun] [be] [prep] the same " in BNC.

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1 The length of the ridge is of the same order as the size of the remnant .
2 The Guardians are in the same × 12 field .
3 The puddings are in the same mould .
4 If the mass is about the same as that of the Sun , the core will shrink when the hydrogen runs low , while the outer layers will expand and cool .
5 It took Rosemary about a minute to answer the door , but , as all the flats in the building were of the same layout , Leith 's ‘ Ready ? ’ query never got said .
6 ‘ But the brother-in-law was in the same line of business . ’
7 Here 16 black and white photographs portray " Blondes " — in fact all the pictures are from the same girl , with slightly different expressions on her face — and 16 ditto of a " Brunettes " ditto .
8 " The offices are in the same building , Ingard House .
9 All the units are in the same situation .
10 I suspect that the Opposition are in the same muddle on this as on every other issue — including taxation , over the past three weeks .
11 I ca n't believe the review is of the same show I saw .
12 As the books are in the same series , ‘ Barchester Towers ’ being the second volume and ‘ The Last Chronicle of Barset ’ the last , one of the characters I am going to study appears in both .
13 ‘ At first I was dazzled , and covered my eyes , and there did n't seem the smallest change ; the roar of the Strand and the roar of the reef were like the same : hark to it now , and you can near the cabs and buses rolling and the streets resound . ’
14 The cutlery was from the same state factory and had the same design and so did the plates , the menu , and the waiters .
15 The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall .
16 The bow is of the same openwork trifoliate design but has a additional small know mounted on the top .
17 The hijacker was about the same age as him , but not so big .
18 Even under such conditions there may be cases where a weigher , from his own observations , is not satisfied that the vehicle is in the same condition as when tared .
19 I think the chicken was about the same I would n't run a business like it I tell you that much .
20 The driver of the Toyota is in the same hospital .
21 The cabbage was about the same er , about fifty I think .
22 Only a few of the errors are of the same kind as spelling or typing errors .
23 Frank had accused me before of ‘ messing up ’ the relay , and had told me that the rest of the team were of the same opinion .
24 He says safety is paramount you have to make sure the balloons are at the same temperatures and that they keep at the same height .
25 A mechanic when he hits on an idea that makes him some money in a suggestion scheme though the joy is of the same substance but he will not feel the same depth of emotion as Einstein or Dante did .
26 When she was n't explaining that she and the libbers were on the same side really , Mrs Travers took pains to point out that FAMILY had no quarrel with the poor or socially inadequate ; it was just that she wanted to pay tribute to the unsung millions of women ( and men ) who lived normal lives , did not swap roles , get divorces or abortions , become homeless or batter their children ( or their wives ) ; people who faced misfortune with re-sourcefulness and courage and without recourse to public funds .
27 The same critical and questioning attitude which was forming the new approach to the Bible was at the same time stimulating scientific study and experiment and discovering the regularities in the natural order — what were and commonly still are called ‘ the laws of nature ’ .
28 The transmitter was on the same wave-length as a passing radio-cab .
29 First , where the rehearing was by the same body or some more complete form of it the general rule was that defects at the original hearing could be cured .
30 The whole of the group is in the same × 7 field , and is a lovely sight .
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