Example sentences of "is the [det] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Three so she 'd say , Oh you know mind I 've cut it up a bit do you you should n't it 's still a quarter still a quarter you have n't lost a bit of it but it 's still a quarter three twelfths is the same as a quarter .
2 And three twelfths is the same as a quarter is n't it .
3 Okay have you done things like erm three twelfths is the same as a quarter ? have you done that at school ?
4 So twenty five per cent is the same as a quarter
5 For example , a rise in temperature of 10°C is the same as a rise in temperature of 10 K.
6 Third , I do not accept the principle that the meaning of utterances is the same as a person 's ( alleged ) reasons for saying what he says .
7 any name which is the same as a name appearing in the index of names kept by the Registrar of Companies ( s. 714 ) ;
8 The effect of such an order under the Act is the same as a discharge in bankruptcy .
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