Example sentences of "the [adj] [conj] a [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 A 170mm unit is used in the 415 and a 200mm in the 425 .
2 I do n't think I know anyone who has made a fortune from their knitting machine , but then they are not likely to tell me if they have a yacht in the Mediterranean and a villa in the south of France , are they ?
3 The opening phase of the war , however , produced domestic difficulties and grievances not dissimilar to those experienced by Edward 's father and grandfather ; and it was only with the military successes and material gains of the 1340s that a change in attitude to war amongst both the nobility and the commons became apparent .
4 My main job as I see it is that I 'm the exactly the same as a vicar in a civilian parish .
5 The prices are the same as a holiday in Amsterdam .
6 For example , a rise in temperature of 10°C is the same as a rise in temperature of 10 K.
7 The effect of such an order under the Act is the same as a discharge in bankruptcy .
8 My prize for the most colourful quote goes to the scientist who said that the likelihood of humans having come about as the result of evolution was the same as a tornado in a scrapyard having accidentally assembled a Jumbo jet .
9 From the discussion of manufacturing output in Chapter 2 , it should be apparent that a growth in employment is not the same as a growth in output .
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