It still be the same vs It still the same

Some examples from the web:

• Could it still be the same man in a different body?
• Either way, afterwards it'll still be the same, at least for me.
• It would still be in the same field.
• I figured your favorite candy would still be the same.
• Things will still be the same.
• I wonder if it still smells the same.
• But it still got the same engine.
• I mean, it still works the same.
• And it still means the same thing now.
• So I should still be wearing the same adidas from 1995.
• But it still hurts just the same.
• He is still the same person.
• Without me, you'd still be the same angry hotheaded young creature I took in so many cycles ago.
• My answer would still be the same.
• Even after I'm rich, I'll still be the same to you, like I'm now.
• I can't believe I thought we could go back and everything would still be the same.
• Even if I'd been born somewhere else and had never met you or Shino, I would still be the same man.
• I'm pretty sure it still works the same way it always worked.
• And yet it still takes the same amount of time to drive them.
• Although it is not covered by the 1997 Treaty on Landmines, it still has the same devastating effect on civilians.

Some examples from the web:

• Is it still the same old Supreme Dalek these days?
• Is it still the same number?
• It's still the same dog.
• Although, ironically, it's still the same size.
• I mean, it's still the same stuff.
• It's still the same shade of green.
• It's still the same cancer as before.
• But it's still the same.
• It's still the same smell.
• I wonder if it still smells the same.
• But it still got the same engine.
• I mean, it still works the same.
• And it still means the same thing now.
• See? It's still the same shot as when they were driving.
• But it's still the same.
• No ID, but it's still the same thumb that was on Mrs. Leeds' eye.
• Whether I handle it gently or roughly, it's still the same.
• Just because we both switched sides at halftime, it's still the same game.
• If it's still the same paper... then you better put this back on his desk.
• Then when I wake up and it's still the same, I have a drink.