Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [art] same thing " in BNC.
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1 | Pure democracy has never worked : it works in a moderated form where there is a literacy qualification , or a property-owning qualification — which usually amounts to the same thing — and the voter is capable of making an informed judgement . |
2 | In some parts of the country spur and snag can mean the same thing , and in others have quite different meanings — but they are still caused by the same thing : bad pruning . |
3 | We may contrast with this the phrase semantic components , where the two interpretations are virtually indistinguishable ; it will be seen that this phrase will always come to the same thing in practical terms , whether we regard the components as being semantic , with ascriptive use of the adjective , or as components connected with semantics , taking the associative interpretation . |
4 | Although many sentences with this surface sequence will always come to the same thing pragmatically , whichever of the two constructions is assumed ( this is one of the features which can make careful syntactic analysis such a delicate matter ) , it is nonetheless possible to find some which are open to either syntactic interpretation but with a clear difference in meaning ; this will then help to throw the syntactic difference into relief . |
5 | And I am terribly bored by my colleagues in art history , who always write about the same thing . |
6 | and which angle we work with it still come to the same thing . |
7 | When making a contract be sure that you are both talking about the same thing . |
8 | Another phrase that 's often used for the same thing is your statutory rights . |
9 | Charges often amount to the same thing . |
10 | In such cases the addition of organic matter , slag , or lime will be essential if the farming system is to be maintained without a drastic drop in fertility and production — or the breakdown of soil structure which ultimately leads to the same thing . |
11 | Okay , working with anybody , just just for just for a few minutes each it 's just because what I want you to experience is what it 's like to continually go over the same thing , I want you to experience that , to continually stick to your guns just experience that okay ? |