Example sentences of "was much the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | The situation was much the same in the bronze medal fight against Jimenez Reve — Mills gamely avoiding a score but never in contention for the match . |
| 2 | The second period was much the same story , Ron Barteling and Robert Nerckenrath making it 5-0 in four minutes . |
| 3 | He detested the commercial world and , although he was much the same age as the Prince , had no time for the young . |
| 4 | It was much the same story at the Foreign Office . |
| 5 | In the rest of Europe the story was much the same , in some ways worse , as a glance within the hopefully green cover of the 1989 status report of the Forum Atomique Européen ( Foratom ) confirmed : |
| 6 | And his style was much the same at the end of the campaign as at the beginning : he stayed true to himself . |
| 7 | The organisation and roster of labour was much the same as usual . |
| 8 | His pride was shared by the rest of the family who were there in the front pews behind them — Hana , with little Jitka in her arms , Uncle Mick , who looked so much older all of a sudden , Carmella , who was much the same , but Joey had lost a lot of his old sunny quality and slumped sullenly in his place . |
| 9 | British consul at Silver-store , a self-important man who becomes governor of the island and a KCB : ‘ a stiff-jointed , high-nosed old gentleman , without an ounce of fat on him , of a very angry temper and a very yellow complexion ’ , whose wife ‘ making allowances for differences of sex , was much the same ’ . |
| 10 | The number of three-point alignments was much the same in each case . |
| 11 | Porto was much the same , even with compulsory handling . |
| 12 | But I asked one when we ( they ) were talking about income tax and rents and rates , and Herman implied that 95% was much the same as 100% . |
| 13 | It was much the same situation as with the ship attack . |
| 14 | Dawyck Haig 's son Alexander was much the same age as Alastair and when the two were old enough we used to have fathers ' and sons ' tennis and golf matches . |
| 15 | In a way , the pattern of her life was much the same as during the years following her mother 's death : she ate alone and as soon as she heard her father 's key in the door she went upstairs to her room . |
| 16 | Posters and photographs featured strongly in the catalogue and the general mixture was much the same as that in the other sales . |
| 17 | In 1979 about 57 per cent of elderly married couples ' incomes were supplemented by an occupational pension ( usually arising from the husband 's previous job ) and the percentage for men living alone was much the same ( Table 5.7 ) . |
| 18 | Since also the percentage of assessments below £3 was much the same in Sussex as in Norfolk and Berkshire , a good many farm workers there might have been cottagers who had their own plots of land . |
| 19 | In each case the argument was much the same : in crisis , it was the duty of politicians to come together so that the best men could be used to the greatest advantage , and so that shibboleths of party could be discarded . |
| 20 | Than Tun 's background was much the same as that of Aung San and Nu . |
| 21 | It was much the same when it came to doctors for the people . |
| 22 | Rain reported that Eliot 's message was much the same . |
| 23 | My opponent was much the same height , build and temperament ; we stood toe to toe and swapped blow for blow . |
| 24 | Wide Work , despite the richness and width of the vein — 6 ft. and more in places — was much the same as when the " German " miners had left it . |
| 25 | When the series of sessions with the advisory teacher came to an end , Betty said that she thought that the work had gone well and that the children had enjoyed it , although she had noticed that the response of the ‘ difficult ’ children , whom she also described as ‘ poorly motivated ’ , was much the same as usual . |
| 26 | Doc Allsop 's professional grin , broad and crumpled as a crushed melon , was much the same whether he were offering congratulations or consolations . |
| 27 | One hurricane was much the same as another to me after the two weeks I 'd just had , and I slept right through it . |
| 28 | He was much the same height as Hotspur , and much the same build , though twenty years at least older , and a century more crafty , and there was always the curious suggestion about him that he was ready and waiting to fit himself into the void if ever Hotspur slipped out of being . |
| 29 | Two rounds later , the pace of play was much the same . |
| 30 | It was much the same as the previous one , except it was referred to by a different name . |