Example sentences of "[vb -s] [art] same [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 ( iii ) has had an order made against him which is not a bankruptcy order but which has the same or a similar effect under the law in force in any territory outside England and Wales ;
2 It looks the same as a racist stare , but it means something different .
3 In which case I would see that the sensible thing to do , which is what we have done , is to assume that the current vacancy rate stays the same as a percentage and that with a larger dwelling stock , results in some additional vacant dwellings .
4 Is there a molecule that weighs the same as an oxygen atom ?
5 The court said that there was no general rule that a valuation made on an " erroneous principle " ( which presumably means the same as a mistaken decision ) had to stand unless it were also shown that a valuation on the right principle would produce a materially different figure from the figure of the erroneous valuation : if there were such a rule , it would place on the objector the extra burden of making a fresh valuation which in its turn might also be rejected .
6 An intent to cause injury by shock is sufficient and apparently means the same as an intent to cause injury to the person ( R v Rapier [ 1980 ] Crim LR 48 ) .
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