Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [adv prt] much the same " in BNC.

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1 Orientation operates in much the same way as the intelligence test used to … its particular value being that its apparent scientific objectivity made it an excellent means of justifying selection .
2 Time buying on television works in much the same way , although bigger money is involved .
3 The patent operates in much the same way as a title deed to property , except that the ‘ property ’ can not be alienated .
4 An auger works in much the same way , but instead of being pushed into the soil , it has a corkscrew end which can be twisted down into the earth .
5 The thermal printer works in much the same way as an impact matrix printer in that instead of a column of needles in the printing head it has a column of heating elements .
6 ‘ The cholera toxin operates in much the same way ’ , Wright says , ‘ however , there have been no reported fatalities ’ .
7 The 3-Colour pattern option operates in much the same way except that it knits colour one , colour two , colour three and colour four before moving on to the next pattern line .
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