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

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1 The masters in painting , Reid says , ‘ know how to make the objects appear to be of the same colour by making their picture really of different colours ’ .
2 That conception , for all the problems it raises , can not reasonably be said to be of the same character .
3 Hopes that a woman would make it to the last hurdle are receding as the Soviets have made it clear they would like the two candidates to be of the same sex .
4 This model did not have to be of the same sex .
5 These three papers are said to be of the same standard as the six Law Society 's finals papers .
6 Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn .
7 The mind puts together certain things and deems them to be of the same kind .
8 Isolated bacteria usually prove to be of the same type normally found in the human gut , but why some men should suffer rather than others is unknown .
9 Both photographs seemed to be of the same occasion .
10 The transcendental practices of the Australia Aborigines seem to be of the same order as those of the Tibetan practices , even if not so highly developed .
11 In one text Paul appears to be of the same view ; but in another Papinian takes the opposite line , on the basis that the testator had in mind not that payment should be made only if a condition of surviving to a certain age was met , but that payment should be deferred to that point in time .
12 Hibberds workshops behind the shop were beautifully timbered , not a straight line to be seen anywhere , whilst the Post Office buildings , including an old bakehouse , appeared to be of the same period .
13 First of all , he 's got a general election coming up and we do n't know what its result 's going to be and it may disappoint him , he may find that the Parliament he has to work with is not going to be of the same cast of mind as himself .
14 The straps to be of the same material as the coat and of the colour of the facings of the arm . ’
15 Just because you can do something well does not mean that you are not brainy but when you show your academic prowess along practical lines you are not considered by this government to be of the same worth as someone who can recall knowledge on one day .
16 The substitution items need to be of the same class , so they can be used with the same frame .
17 Experience , therefore , obliges me to conclude that there must be an intermediate link ; which must either be the same in others as in myself , or a different one ; … by supposing the link to be of the same nature
18 But the concept of pain which I have acquired in this way is such as to be applicable to others , by simply supposing that they have a sensation which is like the one I have ( Mill : ‘ by supposing the link to be of the same nature ’ ) .
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