Example sentences of "a [noun sg] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A kitchen the same size , off which there are small rooms , rather like chapels off a cathedral . |
| 2 | With luck you may effect a recapture the same day by one or other of the methods described . |
| 3 | The girls had already gone to stay with friends , who have a youngster the same age . ’ |
| 4 | How many blue cubes do you need to build a cube the same size as the red cube ? |
| 5 | His embarrassment flattered her , because it was a sign of his bewildered love , but it irritated her even more , because it testified to his immaturity ; going with a boy the same age seemed like lowering oneself : she was only interested in older boys . |
| 6 | He would turn up in the Primary School playground and call , ‘ Hi there , Nick ! ’ as if Nick was a boy the same age . |
| 7 | It gives all members of a group the same set of attributes . |
| 8 | Hitachi , with its partners Maxwell and Matsushita , has come up with a disc the same size , while a third combine headed by Seagate has opted for 3¼ inch ( 7–8 cm ) in an attempt to head off the Japanese competition . |
| 9 | ‘ We can , of course , come up with a quotation the same day if it 's required urgently , and in the not too distant future we aim to give on-the-spot quotations . ’ |
| 10 | The distance between the horizontal rows of rings should be twice the depth of the bottom pelmet to make a pleat the same size as the pelmet . |
| 11 | I realized with a shock the same thing could be said of me now and I 've got no hormones . |
| 12 | Is to be a king the same thing as to be the object of universal hate ? |
| 13 | The question then arises whether it is right to attribute to Parliament as a whole the same intention as that repeatedly voiced by the Financial Secretary . |
| 14 | ‘ Jolly odd having a stepmother the same age as you . |
| 15 | Two in five employers said that a woman the same age and with the same skills as a man would be more likely to be turned down because of her age . |
| 16 | A woman the same age as their combined ages stepped into the car at Woodford and quickly stepped out again when she saw Lee swinging from the passenger hand-holds , Damon and Kevin sparring on the floor and Chris doing something to a continental ferry advertisement with a red felt-tipped pen . |
| 17 | If the chair is taken by a woman the same phrase can be used or alternatively " Madam Chairman " . |
| 18 | Drill a hole the same diameter as the keyhole in the lock case . |
| 19 | Ian went off and came back with a box the same size as the ones that had been used for the train . |
| 20 | Mrs Frizzell found it impossible to forgive Mrs Dawson 's becoming a widow the same week as her party ; a history of Mrs Dawson one night , and the remarks the following night of the lady secretary of the United Nations ' Society on the role of the Canadian peacekeeping force in Cyprus , had meant that for the first time in years no report of Mrs Frizzell 's party appeared , though room had been found for a report on one of Mrs Murphy 's receptions . |
| 21 | Once a year the same letter is born from the flames . |
| 22 | I used to wear a bra the same size as my mother 's , size 40 it used to be , but I just seemed to dry up completely . |
| 23 | Roll out with a lightly floured rolling pin to a rectangle the same size as the tin . |