Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] much the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either the tumour in my lung had grown in the last three and a half weeks , in which case it must be even more in evidence , or it had stood still , in which case today 's X-rays must be much the same as the previous ones , or it had diminished . |
| 2 | This is because it is quite possible that the laws in both cases may be much the same . |
| 3 | For example , a breaking wave has a form which is not random , because it is repeated as each successive wave breaks , but the shape is in no sense deducible from the shape of a water molecule : if the sea was made of alcohol , the waves would be much the same shape . |
| 4 | The effect on the crofters ' income would be much the same . |
| 5 | Their motive would be much the same as that of an English sportsman who visited Africa to shoot a lion and , like him , they preferred to take their quarry unawares . |
| 6 | Fewer of his kinsmen , perhaps , more yuppies and certainly more yobs , but the complement of the Grand Hotel would be much the same : lots of officers and very few ‘ other ranks ’ . |
| 7 | Choosing a secondary school for your child will be much the same procedure as when you were choosing your child 's primary school . |
| 8 | Where , the environment trust , since our initial meeting have spoken er , both with Essex County Council and community groups in the area and have made substantial progress erm on the idea of er , using some of the land to the rear of er , the existing Franklyns block er , so they do want to come back with some wider proposals for a larger scheme which will be much the same as regards the Franklyns block but will include nine er , additional homes erm , and they will be two three bed houses and seven er , two bedroom houses . |
| 9 | And , in all probability , your tug will be much the same as theirs . |
| 10 | Camera positions will be much the same , except that there is probably more interest in seeing the lecturer and less in the audience than is the case with teacher and class . |
| 11 | Temperatures will be much the same as last night — five celsius , forty one fahrenheit , but it 'll feel chillier in a brisk southeasterly breeze . |
| 12 | I expect it will be much the same as last year . ’ |
| 13 | Animal rescues will be much the same just for turning out and £97.50 pays for a an awful lot of home help visits . |
| 14 | Sir Colin , especially , was responsible for realising that airlines are a service business in which competitors use similar equipment and fly to and from the same places with costs that can be much the same . |