Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] [art] same " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 No , I do not think that I shall make the same mistake again .
3 I suppose that I shall say the same thing to my family when the time comes .
4 I thought that I could do the same in sprinting .
5 I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun .
6 ‘ 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 . ’
7 It was gratifying to know that she could feel the same as him .
8 She was n't sure that she could offer the same kind of commitment in return , or that she wanted so much responsibility .
9 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 ?
10 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 ,
11 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 .
12 The irony is that you can create the same look for a tenner down the market .
13 The amazing thing about memory is that you can use the same hooks for a multitude of lists without ending up in confusion .
14 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 .
15 We are certain that you will feel the same and we want you to try a Goblin Steamatic with a special money back guarantee .
16 Ca n't we at least suppose that we might have the same experience on the Sun ? ’
17 Ca n't we at least suppose that we might have the same experience on the Sun ? ’
18 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 .
19 I said to Ruth that we should do the same .
20 I say that we should do the same , if need be . ’
21 Now it so happens that we can make the same substitution of forms in an otherwise completely different sentence , producing an exactly parallel change of meaning :
22 It is surprising how often we forget that we can do the same with video .
23 As scientific courses proliferated , so this aspect became more prominent ; the people working in particular sciences came to expect of each other that they would speak the same language , and gaps between physicists , chemists , biologists , geologists and so on increased .
24 As soon as the opportunity presented itself , the likelihood was that they would show the same determination to seize the nobility 's land that they had displayed in 1905 .
25 They were terrified that the Jewish authorities would come for them and that they would suffer the same fate as Jesus .
26 When recruited , black soldiers were informed by colonial officials that they would receive the same training , equipment , and pay as other British troops , they were also led to believe that there were possibilities for promotion .
27 Obviously most of them had them marked or had their name on them , so that they would have the same er the same set of tools every day .
28 It may not have occurred to them that they could do the same when viewing video by themselves .
29 This meant that country could keep on running during the war , and , proving that they could do the same jobs as men , women gave themselves an enormous boost in the push for votes .
30 I do hope Mr Chairman that those members who oppose fox hunting will feel that they should do the same .
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