Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He that will consider that the same fire that at one distance produces in us the sensation of warmth , does at a nearer approach produce in us the far different sensation of pain , ought to bethink himself what reason he has to say , that his idea of warmth which was produced in him by the fire , is actually in the fire , and his idea of pain which the same fire produced in him the same way is not in the fire .
2 ( 1988 b ) support this interpretation by demonstrating that the VS pre-exposure treatment will produce perfectly good latent inhibition when the CS used in the conditioning phase is itself vinegar followed by sucrose , an arrangement that should ensure that the same representation of vinegar is activated on both occasions .
3 How about erm the grim reaper called upon you ca n't do that the same thing as God smiled upon ?
4 Mr Grayson replied : ‘ If we can assume that the same degree of care is taken in all countries showing — and I think it is true , certainly , of Switzerland and West Germany — beech observations , then you could certainly say that the health of beech trees reflected in crown condition must be borne out by observation . ’
5 To start with , we shall assume that the same sample of subjects is observed at times T ; and T 2 .
6 However , words need not always have a consistent meaning attributed to them : the context may show that the same word bears two different senses even when it is repeated in the same section .
7 Schools at present can see that the same thing might happen to them — particularly when local decisions can be made about levels of pay and when local purse-holding is deliberately distanced from the machinery of national funding .
8 On the eve of his own political crisis , Mr Major must wonder if the same fate awaits him .
9 This could mean that the same hemisphere carried out both types of match .
10 For example , a liberal politician may use radical rhetoric when counteracting a conservative position , but this does not mean that the same politician will always use radical rhetoric .
11 Occasionally politics comes into this , and you may notice that the same member of staff always gets the best deal .
12 In fact , the numbers of Punch aficionados make me worry that the same end will come to the comp complex as came to Punch .
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