Example sentences of "the [adj] [subord] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why had such disputes reverted to a pattern of disorder more reminiscent of the nineteenth than twentieth century ? |
| 2 | The rates charged are the same as first class inland rates ( except that letters up to the first weight step sent at the Forces surface letter rate will be accepted at BFPO address in Europe ) . |
| 3 | I mean if you want could you say I want the same as fourth year job ? |
| 4 | Bring towels and spare clothes , if you intend to the same as last year ! |
| 5 | Mid Southern 's head of operations Colin Nice told the Herald this week that water supply is the same as last year , but that if next winter is as dry as the last , there would be problems . |
| 6 | Halfway results from Scottish & Newcastle promise much the same as last year , around the £115m mark , as the beer market remains difficult . |
| 7 | ‘ Yet the number of motorists testing positively remains almost eight per cent , the same as last year , ’ Mr Girven said . |
| 8 | When he came in he said to Sien , ‘ It is still the same as last year . ’ |
| 9 | He adds : ‘ In the last year , most restaurants have brought their prices down or kept them the same as last year . |
| 10 | Revenues generated from all Unix sales grew about 28% — the same as last year — and although unit sales of mid-range products increased 76% , the company did not make a profit on mid-range Unix products because of increased R&D spending in that area , Bonfield said . |
| 11 | ‘ My main rivals in 1991 are the same as last year . |
| 12 | RUM PUNCH — Elmore Leonard ( Viking , £14.99 ) This year 's Leonard is exactly the same as last year 's , except for a different plot . |
| 13 | A : In terms of the number of pieces sold in Japan , this has stayed virtually the same as last year , and we remain the leader in this important market . |
| 14 | The projected increase this year is a further 25% over 1991/92 prices , and since the Library 's budget this year is the same as last year , drastic cuts in subscriptions were essential to avoid further damaging our bookfund , which has already been substantially eroded over the last three years . |
| 15 | All the other details would be the same as last year . |
| 16 | Earnings rose by 6.9% to £40.4 million , giving earnings per share of 6.8p , the same as last year after adjusting for the bonus element of the Rights Issue of 114 million shares in May . |
| 17 | ‘ It will be the same as last year , plus about five per cent . |
| 18 | Everyone exactly the same as last year , except Therese sings Arsena , and Ingrid sings Saffi , which she understudied last year . |
| 19 | The essential differences remain the same as last year : whaling nations such as Japan , Norway and Iceland [ which withdrew from the IWC at the start of the meeting — see ED 59/60 ] accuse those opposed to whaling on largely ethical grounds , including the UK and US , of : i ) misinterpreting the charter of the IWC , which was set up to regulate and sustain whale hunting , not to decide on the morality of whaling as such ; and ii ) interfering with the economic livelihoods of whaling communities . |
| 20 | Erm secretary 's report , it 's much the same as last year er , we had two trips this year two coach trips one to the Yorkshire Aquarist Festival in Ap was it April ? |
| 21 | Erm right the open show fifty nine ninety five for the hire of the hall , much the same as last year , it 's keeping pretty well down er , it 's , we paid fifty three eighty last year , but I think because little bit for a longer time this year . |
| 22 | I expect it will be much the same as last year . ’ |
| 23 | Eventually this year 's winners in both the men 's and women 's races turn out to be the same as last year 's . |
| 24 | Eventually this year 's winners in both the men 's and women 's races turn out to be the same as last year 's . |
| 25 | Temperatures will be much the same as last night — five celsius , forty one fahrenheit , but it 'll feel chillier in a brisk southeasterly breeze . |
| 26 | ‘ My tactics are the same as last season — I 'm trying to finish every race but I 'm not holding back from victory . |
| 27 | The figures that went forward for , for Dennis ' job presumably the same as last time ? |
| 28 | ‘ Much the same as last time . |
| 29 | Because readers liked the mixture , the pattern of articles in this issue is much the same as last time but with more participation by graduates . |
| 30 | 76pc — the same as last time — thought abortion should be made legal in cases of rape and incest . |