Example sentences of "same [noun sg] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Repetition of the same stimulus following a sequence of habituation and dishabituation produces a more rapid habituation on successive occasions .
2 One approach would be to have first-degree sexual assault defined so as to include penetration involving the penis , vagina , or anus , together with the threat or infliction of grievous bodily harm ; then a second-degree offence of the same nature involving a threat or infliction of actual bodily harm ; and then a third-degree offence covering all other sexual assaults involving penetration , and a fourth offence to cover indecent assaults not involving penetration .
3 Consequently , although experiments conducted using a single methodology are open to many interpretations , studies of the same process using a variety of methods should be less equivocal .
4 Ambiguity in written English may arise from different words having the same spelling ( homonyms ) or the same word having a number of meanings .
5 Many retired couples say that they have always shared the chores , but even a couple of the same sex sharing a home may have allocated each other certain jobs over the years , and need now to rethink who does what .
6 Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box .
7 First , a further adjustment is necessary to convert the figures to the same currency using a rate of exchange .
8 The cut may be made with little or no apparent awareness , the patient suddenly discovering that she has cut herself and at the same time experiencing a sense of relief .
9 How can the right hon. Gentleman stand at the Dispatch Box and seek to justify the untrammelled entry of coal imports into Britain , which is flinging thousands of miners out of work and at the same time digging a hole for the economic morass in our balance of payments ?
10 Siting the Boilerhouse at the V&A ( between 1982 and 1987 ) was a bold attempt to revamp the museum 's image as an old-fashioned and intimidating palace of culture while at the same time implying a continuity or purpose : one of the first Boilerhouse exhibitions was on the subject of ‘ taste ’ , a neat dovetailing of 19th century didactic aims for the museum with the concerns of 1980s ' retailing .
11 In the case of a limited company with a registered office in Scotland carrying on business in England and Wales , service can be effected without leave by post or by delivering the process at the address in England and Wales and at the same time sending a copy of the process to the registered office ( s 725(2) and ( 3 ) of the Companies Act 1985 ) .
12 Blanche flung herself across the floor and rolled on to his feet , at the same time throwing a punch up into his genitals .
13 She put an end to the nuns ’ little treats and tricks , whilst at the same time allowing a whore to take up residence there .
14 This helped the really poor to look equal to the more affluent while at the same time providing a walking advertisement for John Tiller .
15 MDS Transmodal of Chester have been involved in part of an SE-financed study of opportunities for roll-on roll-off facilities on the East coast — while at the same time conducting a trawl of potential customers for a Medway base at Rosyth .
16 The thesis of the book was that democracy could not be safeguarded by attending to political institutions alone ; a culture had also to exist among the population which combined tradition and modernity , encouraging attitudes of loyalty and respect for the institutions of government while at the same time fostering a degree of political activism .
17 The banks are willing to lend funds to the discount houses at call , overnight , or at short notice because the banks earn some interest on these funds , while at the same time retaining a pool of liquidity .
18 Thus Justice gave Miller his due , at the same time ensuring a place on northern bookshelves for his Director alongside Miller 's Dictionary .
19 What will her reaction be when she knows that her bright boy , while patting and stroking her and kissing her brow and her blue lips , must have been laughing up his sleeve at her , and thinking what a clever boy he is to be able to live in her fine house and have a big say in her business , while at the same time running a mistress on the side . ’
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