Example sentences of "much the [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Along the northern bank of the firth lies the fertile Carse of Gowrie , the word carse meaning much the same as haugh — a stretch of alluvial levels beside a river .
2 This is very much the same as sample 3 , but the tucking needles are now tucking for two rows before knitting two rows .
3 Sex : Much the same as career , only considerably more enjoyable .
4 With quite minor additions and subtractions the actual wood substance has in all cases about the same chemical constitution and about the same density of ninety pounds per cubic foot ( that is , much the same as sugar — say 1.5 ) .
5 When I did start in ‘ 73 it was very much the same as trade effluent but the sewers were open , if you like .
6 The temperature of his skin was so much the same as mine I hardly knew we touched , yet I remained very still , my hands laid on his shoulders with the exaggerated formality of one learning to dance .
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