Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] the same " in BNC.

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1 there may be an expectation that we should , we should be absorbing increase in and getting roughly the same amount of money , but .
2 The essential point is that a conception of justice fulfils its social role provided that citizens equally conscientious and sharing roughly the same beliefs find that , by affirming the framework of deliberation set up by it , they are normally led to a sufficient convergence of opinion .
3 2 Two or more words normally associating with each other and having much the same meaning as the nominal phrase , eg the very poor , a summit meeting .
4 Whichever bone it was , it was a crotch in shape ; that is , a forked bone like a wish-bone , and having precisely the same shape as the frog — the horny elastic pad — in a horse 's hoof .
5 Hence ‘ Inspiringly Titled ’ , the live LP recorded at Kilburn National and featuring roughly the same set they toured with in the spring , from the opening ‘ Start ’ to the closing Hüsker Dü cover , ‘ Do n't Want To Know If You 're Lonely ’ .
6 1982 's release ‘ The Slide Area ’ found Cooder writing more of his own material , and covering much the same territory .
7 In the early years of the reign of Henry VIII the Council , benefiting from the inexperience of the new King , probably gained weight while pursuing much the same business as before .
8 The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units
9 They constructed a circular model , where both parties in a conversation are shown as having virtually the same functions .
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