Example sentences of "but [pron] be the same [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But there is the same substantial caveat which we registered in the case of the Nuer : the particular kind of mystical powers which sustain the social order can not be predicted from the social order .
2 Bedpans had gone from earthenware to papier-mâché , bottles had progressed from glass to plastic , but there was the same kindly welcome , much the same decor except that the photo of George VI had been replaced by a poster on the etiquette of urinating .
3 He said , but it 's the same all night long , you know .
4 We spoke about getting together , but it 's the same old problem — like with Brendan , it 's just a question of when .
5 But it was the same deep gorge — and it was on the other side of the lake !
6 United kept on trying … but it was the same old story … no luck
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