Example sentences of "[be] the [det] size [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Heather and Anita are the same size although Heather is older than Anita . |
2 | The eggs , which are the same size as the adult male mite , take 3 to 4 days to hatch into the three-legged larva . |
3 | The other anomaly was the size of the Cayman coins : both the Cayman penny and nickel are the same size as an American dime , the Cayman dime is the size of an American nickel , and the Cayman quarter is the size of an American quarter . |
4 | For the sake of graphic unity they are the same size as the blocks used elsewhere in this section . |
5 | Rigid plastic cisterns ( polypropylene ) have the advantage that they are the same size as the galvanised cisterns they replace . |
6 | Unless taken separately to a gully , sink wastes are the same size as bath/shower wastes . |
7 | Now they 're the same size as that popular teenage magazine BIG ! ! |
8 | No they 're a bit you know long for her but they 're the same size as she was wearing Jean and the other ones were too narrow for her feet . |
9 | The drill size for the six string holes should be the same size as those in the actual bridge plate . |
10 | Knitted in double jacquard , the single stitches will be the same size as all the others and the fabric stays even . |
11 | Dr Ivan Edwards , former Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum , and the foremost expert on the pyramids , has suggested that if there is any chamber beyond the door it is likely to be the same size as the passageway . |
12 | This should be the same size as the difference between the panel 's present and final position . |
13 | I 'll need to cut your dad 's legs off and then he 'll be the same size as you . |
14 | A window can be the same size as the screen or as small as a single icon . |
15 | The engine is the same size as in the old car , but the bodywork seems lighter and the shape is certainly smoother , so that probably accounts for the difference , ’ she says . |
16 | The Edmonton plants opened 11 years ago , is the same size as that planned for Corby . |
17 | Teacher : Do you think your shadow is the same size as you , Leanne ? |
18 | it 's a s different colour , but it is the same size as that . |
19 | If the coprocessor socket is the same size as the main processor socket the smaller RapidCad chip should be installed with a complete row of socket holes showing around it . |
20 | Palisade , from The Marley Paving Company , is a deeper block and is the same size as the largest Classico pavior , it can be used for steps , raised borders or edge restraint . |
21 | It 's the same size as you . ’ |
22 | And it 's the same size as the back room ? |
23 | ‘ The second reason why this is a good target is that it 's the same size as the vital part of the aeroplane . ’ |
24 | It 's the same size as yours up to the wardrobe and up to the door . |
25 | Yeah , but I wan na buy , it 's the same size as your bedroom up to the wardrobes and up to the door . |
26 | it 's the same size as our lawn |
27 | She was the same size as me so I knew that her clothes would fit me . |
28 | The increase in the real cost of mortgage interest tax relief over the period — £2.4 billion at 1986/7 prices — was the same size as the real fall in net public capital spending on housing . |