| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [be] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 319 |
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| 2 | be as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 319 |
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| 3 | [be] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 319 |
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| 4 | [be] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 313 |
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| 5 | [was/were] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 6 | was as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 7 | [is] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 8 | is as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 9 | be as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 10 | [be] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 11 | [am/are] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 12 | 's as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 13 | [be] as good as a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 14 | [be] as good as a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 15 | 're as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 16 | been as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 17 | [been] as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 18 | were as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 19 | 'm as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 20 | [be] as strong as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | [be] as strong as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 22 | [be] as [adj] as a rock | 9 |
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| 23 | are as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 24 | [be] as white as a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 25 | [be] as white as a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 26 | [be] as [adj] as a cat | 7 |
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| 27 | [be] as happy as a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 28 | [be] as happy as a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 29 | [be] as mad as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | [be] as light as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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