| 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] | 313 |
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| 3 | was as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 4 | is as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 5 | be as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 6 | 's as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 7 | be as good as a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 8 | be as good as a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 9 | 're as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | been as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 11 | were as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 12 | 'm as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 13 | are as [adj] as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 14 | be as [adj] as a rock | 9 |
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| 15 | be as strong as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 16 | be as strong as a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 17 | be as white as a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | be as white as a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 19 | be as [adj] as a cat | 7 |
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| 20 | be as happy as a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | be as happy as a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | be as quiet as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 23 | be as light as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | be as quiet as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | be as light as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | be as mad as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | be as long as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 28 | be as mad as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | be as long as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | be as big as a [noun sg] | 6 |
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