Example sentences of "the [adj] as a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Green realized he was better with the pencil than writing but made his excuse ‘ were his information for the satisfaction of an individual only , he would prefer the former as a vehicle for information , but to give to the public a numerous series of explanations all cloathed in bodily forms ; besides time and other minor considerations , it is necessary to consult the copper smith , the printer , and the paper merchant . ’ |
| 2 | My main job as I see it is that I 'm the exactly the same as a vicar in a civilian parish . |
| 3 | The prices are the same as a holiday in Amsterdam . |
| 4 | Information is just the same as a state of consciousness , be it ordinary , everyday perception , heightened perception using drugs or , as in your case , using sexuality . |
| 5 | For example , a rise in temperature of 10°C is the same as a rise in temperature of 10 K. |
| 6 | The price of books of academic criticism indicates that they are not aimed at the educated general reader ( once they cost about the same as a bottle of whisky ; now they cost three to four times as much ) . |
| 7 | Again think of the example of erm erm a social club you know , relationships between members , although they may be close and intimate and friendly and all that , are not the same as a relationship between members of a family . |
| 8 | It is not quite the same as a promise of indemnity , since it suggests that the primary content is prevention rather than payment . |
| 9 | The effect of such an order under the Act is the same as a discharge in bankruptcy . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | a tin of beans in the south will cost the same as a tin on beans in the north . |
| 12 | But Redmire , apart from its almost unique ability to grow exceptionally big carp ( it produced the current record of 51lb 8oz ) , is much the same as a lot of carp waters . |
| 13 | 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 . |