SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	much [prep] the same	15
2	much [prep] the same	15
3	much in the same	11
4	much in the same	11
5	[prep] much the same	372
6	[prep] much the same	372
7	in much the same	254
8	in much the same	254
9	[verb] much the same	242
10	[adv] much the same	225
11	be much the same	191
12	[be] much the same	191
13	[adv] much the same	147
14	very much the same	80
15	very much the same	80
16	[is] much the same	77
17	[adv prt] much the same	76
18	is much the same	70
19	[vb past] much the same	67
20	in much the same	64
21	in much the same	64
22	[was/were] much the same	56
23	[vb base] much the same	45
24	pretty much the same	44
25	[vb -s] much the same	44
26	pretty much the same	44
27	[v-ing] much the same	36
28	was much the same	35
29	are much the same	31
30	[am/are] much the same	31