Example sentences of "[ex0] was [adv] [art] same " in BNC.

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1 In cities wherein only a handful of Jews lived , such as Edinburgh , Dundee or Perth , or in towns like Paisley or Kilmarnock , there was not the same atmosphere or vibrancy , excitement or interest .
2 It was explained to the women 's meeting which took this decision that " times had changed since the inauguration , that the cost of travel made meetings now almost impossible and that with the formation of local branches of the BDDA there was not the same need for the Auxiliary " .
3 In some ways this was easier in France where there was not the same interest in accents or parentage .
4 On African issues he was more willing to listen to British views , helped by the fact that there was not the same fear of imminent communist penetration , nor were American interests so pressing .
5 As Geoffrey Holmes has suggested , the demographic and economic underpinnings of stability were emerging in the second half of the seventeenth century — a stagnant population , years of agricul-tural plenty and a more buoyant economy meant that there was not the same pressure on resources and scarcity of food and employment which had caused such social distress and serious unrest in the late-Elizabethan and early-Stuart period .
6 Gerry : Politically speaking , though , there was n't the same organized pressure over the heterosexism issue , and management could n't initially see any reasons for our existence .
7 Because there was n't the same amount of work , this is just after the war I 'm talking about , and there was n't so many going then .
8 But after nationalization , it was obvious , when he did put in an appearance or and that was very rare , there was n't the same palaver for his visit .
9 There was n't the same er bulk buying that you see nowadays ?
10 No no there was n't the same .
11 There was even the same smell of perfumed soap on his large hands .
12 There was even the same white-edged floor of red tiles .
13 There was even the same poker game going on in the back room , a game I could n't get in on but which I could glimpse every time the same barmaid took refills through .
14 In restaurants , Ken and Hugh Paddick had meals together where there was inevitably the same story of not being recognized and then having to move because too many people were pestering him .
15 There was still the same mournful view across the flooded Shannon from the ruin-studded slopes , with the same toppled tower , arrested in motion , ever-ready to fall .
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