the same as clause
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Point 101 in CLAUSES & comparatives is defined as
‘THE SAME’ (+ NOUN) + ‘AS’ + CLAUSE
Sadly there is no mention of whether this is only finite clauses because in iWeb a great deal of the following verbs are participles suggesting this is usually followed non-finite clauses.
the same as * * *
Here we include only those that show the following S-V. What we notice is that it seems to refer to past times.
| 2 | THE SAME AS IT WAS IN THE
|
287 |
| 5 | THE SAME AS IT USED TO BE | 207 |
| 8 | THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE . | 143 |
| 9 | THE SAME AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN | 132 |
| 10 | THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN FOR | 124 |
| THE SAME ORDER AS THEY APPEAR IN
|
94 |
| THE SAME WAY AS I DO . | 75 |
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