Example sentences of "[n mass] [adv] [prep] [art] same " in BNC.

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1 The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring .
2 ‘ I do n't know if it should be that important if everything we do is based on good sound scientific principles , because if people perhaps in the same industry are situated in different places in the estuary , y'know , if one was to point the finger at the other and say ‘ But you allow him to discharge such and such and you only let us do this ’ , then we should be able to turn round and say , ‘ Ah yes , but you 're discharging in a different place and the river quality in this different place needs different treatment . ’
3 I see people now in the same situation as I was before , unable to meet anyone , and they do n't feel they can do anything about it , and I want to say ‘ Yes you can ! ’
4 The crucial move is to insist that every individual works basically in the same law-like way , with individual variations depending on systematic differences in , for instance , preferences and information , or , more broadly , nature and nurture .
5 Whereas business users can pick up a leading handset such as a Nokia Cityman 190 for £200 , Lifetime and LowCall subscribers will typically have to pay £100 more for the same equipment , according to one phone dealer we spoke to .
6 Platies and other livebearers do n't pair up in the same way as cichlids do — keeping them in pairs would be a waste of time , as they 're unfussy about which partner they choose to breed with .
7 The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring .
8 Figures released at yesterday 's meeting of the station 's Local Community Liaison Council show that so far this year more than 8,000 visitors have visited the station , 70pc up on the same period last year .
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