Example sentences of "but [adj] [prep] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd told her , on no account was he to be allowed to cry for a feed , but that at the same time he was n't to be put to the breast unless he really wanted to . |
| 2 | They argue that they have a strong commitment to the environment and are making major investments to improve efficiency of water consumption , but that at the same time they also have a commitment to their customers . |
| 3 | He said that the basic principle for a compromise should be that " all extreme proposals , such as dismantling the project , should be ruled out , but that at the same time the Danube should not suffer irreversible damage " . |
| 4 | The implications were that I had no physical characteristics of my own , but that in the same way as I ‘ had ’ my father 's nose , or my grandmother 's eyes , I somehow inhabited a body which was not mine but a replica of my mother 's , and over which , therefore , I had no control . |
| 5 | The programme is very innovative and interesting but funny at the same time . |
| 6 | Jess took a step backwards , muttering under her breath : ‘ God protect me and forgive me sins I did n't meant no wrong … ’ without believing in much except bruises , hunger and Fate which had a nasty way of turning the tables against her , but willing at the same time to try anything once . |
| 7 | But subject to the same minimum and maximum criteria . |
| 8 | And when they do wake up to the situation , they find that the combat against relativism is not a clean , hand-to-hand fight but a wearing war of nerves against an enemy who is everywhere and nowhere , friendly but deadly at the same time . |
| 9 | The universities did bid for the students , but all at the same top price , and the system was consigned to the UFC file marked ‘ fiasco . ’ |
| 10 | Erm er you know if fact they could be just moving two streets away or five miles away but all within the same town . |
| 11 | At a given point on the cortex , different cells were sensitive to different kinds of lines , with different orientations , but all from the same place on the retina : in other words , there is a spatial map of the visual field in the brain . |
| 12 | She looked down at her empty plate , wanting to probe , but reluctant at the same time to seem too inquisitive — to breach , even slightly , the warmth of their newly fledged accord . |
| 13 | The two senses of long in 83a and b , and of heavy in 84a and b stand in a slightly different relation , but one of the same type : |
| 14 | Having started the day keen for a new look but reticent at the same time , Pamela was overwhelmed by the dramatic changes to her appearance . |
| 15 | Horrible , of course , but silly at the same time . |
| 16 | Van den Boogard suggested that in the Anglo-Norman fabliaux the author assumes what he calles the persona of the clerk , i.e. a character looking for respect and admiration for his ability to tell a fascinating tale of intrigue ( inter alia ) , whereas a French author is more likely to adopt the persona of the jongleur , shocking by his anarchism but amusing at the same time through his self-mockery . |