Example sentences of "[verb] [art] same [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most startling illustration of how things can stay the same while they change is found in one of Stein-am-Rhein 's many excellent restaurants . |
| 2 | Just bear with me a moment we can stay the same as we on subject specifics at the moment , we do n't have to change that , I 'm just trying to think in the light of national curriculum and what 's happening |
| 3 | If the rays of light that form the event horizon , the boundary of the black hole , can never approach each other , the area of the event horizon might stay the same or increase with time but it could never decrease — because that would mean that at least some of the rays of light in the boundary would have to be approaching each other . |
| 4 | He exhibits a number of adjectives which differ in precisely the way required while maintaining the same or essentially the same lexical value ( we modify his examples slightly where it is possible to do so without damage to his case , so as to make the distinction sharper ) : ( 19 ) visible stars vs stars visible the only navigable rivers vs the only rivers navigable a handy tool vs are your tools handy ? guilty people vs people guilty As it happens , the examples which Bolinger uses employ words which can make the distinction a rather subtle one , with perhaps the exception of visible stars ( a group recognized astronomically ) beside stars visible ; but it is quite easy to produce further instances which seem to confirm his view : ( 20 ) a complaining visitor vs a visitor complaining the eligible bachelor vs the bachelor eligible In other cases , the divergence of lexical value between the two positions may be greater but still with the characteristic value for the former , and the occasion value for the latter : ( 21 ) the responsible man vs the man responsible a sorry sight vs the girl is sorry He notes that the acceptability of an adjective in pre-adjunct position may apparently depend on whether or not it can be regarded as indicating a relatively enduring characteristic of what is expressed by the noun , as in : ( 22 ) the faint girl vs the girl is faint an asleep man vs a man asleep This possibility of course depends not only on the adjective itself but also on the nature of the noun being qualified , so that " when one scratches one 's head the result is not *a scratched head but when one scores a glass surface the result is a scratched surface " . |
| 5 | Somatic hybridisation , which involves the same or different species to produce a new cell with two sets of chromosomes , is also being developed to produce new crop plants . |
| 6 | He liked proper meals , he lived on liver or chops , his bait would come out of the family allowance and I 'd not eat during the day , then eat the same as him at night . " |
| 7 | By Lesson 27 the speed had dropped to 87rpm , the speed I had to use to get the voice to sound the same as Lesson 1 . |
| 8 | But , if the material is commonplace , there would be nothing to stop an ex-employee deriving the same or similar material again as long as he did not simply copy his employer 's material . |
| 9 | Some things needed to change , but some needed to remain the same and I usually found myself in this place pulling at the forces of change as a child might pull at the reins of a runaway horse . |
| 10 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that safety regulations for buses remain the same whether the services are deregulated or regulated ? |
| 11 | ( c ) Recalculate the two profit figures from ( b ) above assuming that all data remain the same except that , on 31 December Year 43 , Bergman Ltd had purchased an additional 1,000 units of Game X at £10.00 each and there were 3,000 units of Game X in stock on that date . |
| 12 | The mortgage rates may fluctuate , but the administration and the repayments remain the same until the time comes to adjust . |
| 13 | The relationship between rank of coal and the occurrence of natural gas deposits generally remain the same as demonstrated in 1979 ; most gas fields occur where the vitrinite reflectance at the upper surface of the Carboniferous is between 1–2% Rm , — provided , of course , that adequate reservoir rocks of the Upper Carboniferous ( Westphalian C , D and Stephanian ) , Permian ( mainly Rotliegendes ) and Lower Triassic ( Bunter ) are present and sealed by evaporites of Permian and Triassic age . |
| 14 | The basic principles of the 1983 consolidating Act remain the same as those of the 1959 Act : to provide treatment and care of the mentally disordered on an informal basis and in the community , wherever possible . |
| 15 | The essential differences remain the same as last year : whaling nations such as Japan , Norway and Iceland [ which withdrew from the IWC at the start of the meeting — see ED 59/60 ] accuse those opposed to whaling on largely ethical grounds , including the UK and US , of : i ) misinterpreting the charter of the IWC , which was set up to regulate and sustain whale hunting , not to decide on the morality of whaling as such ; and ii ) interfering with the economic livelihoods of whaling communities . |
| 16 | Thus s27 of the Partnership Act states : ( 1 ) Where a partnership entered into for a fixed term is continued after the term has expired , and without any express new agreement , the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at the expiration of the term , so far as is consistent with the incidents of a partnership at will . |
| 17 | An individual shall be deemed to have received a capital sum or be entitled to receive such a sum where a third person receives the same or is entitled to receive the same at the direction of the individual or where the individual assigns his right ( by , for instance , a deed of assignment or an equitable assignment ) to receive the sum to such third person ( s739(5) ) . |
| 18 | Colour in the shops which sell the same or similar goods ( eg colour all food shops green , all restaurants and take-aways red , etc ) . |
| 19 | In this case , Her Majesty 's inspectorate is not being transferred and its role will remain the same except that as a public organisation it will be made more independent of the Secretary of State . |
| 20 | It must be stressed that the concept of The Smiths will remain the same and the group will continue to promote their forthcoming single and album releases and are eager to plan live dates once a new guitarist has been selected . ’ |
| 21 | Centre manager Susan Nicol said the management team would remain the same and there would be no noticeable difference to shoppers or tenants in the way Cameron Toll was run — although it was hoped the new owners would invest in a facelift for the centre . |
| 22 | If a card is introduced [ which will depend on developments in technology not yet available ] the rules will remain the same and the total amount of discount available will be limited . |
| 23 | Once again , the strength of the relationship between job and absenteeism would remain the same as in the bivariate case . |
| 24 | As long as the total time-varying magnetic flux is enclosed , the line integral unc will remain the same as in the previous example . |
| 25 | However , the authorised share capital of the company will remain the same as it was before the buy-back ( s160(4) ) . |
| 26 | But do remember to make use of the facilities on offer — for example , you can use the Copy command to save typing the same or similar details . |
| 27 | ‘ She thinks the same as Dora , that Dieter 's only interested in me because I 've got money . |
| 28 | He thinks the same as you , it should be banned and strictly sort of I do n't . |
| 29 | ROS : I got the same as you . |
| 30 | Do you want the same as mum or a little bit of each or |