SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] [adv] like a [adj]	370
2	[vb past] [adv] like a [adj]	122
3	be [adv] like a [adj]	117
4	[be] [adv] like a [adj]	117
5	[v-ing] [adv] like a [adj]	72
6	[is] [adv] like a [adj]	69
7	look [adv] like a [adj]	63
8	[noun] [adv] like a [adj]	58
9	[vb -s] [adv] like a [adj]	53
10	[pron] [adv] like a [adj]	44
11	[vb pp] [adv] like a [adj]	44
12	[noun sg] [adv] like a [adj]	43
13	[adv] [adv] like a [adj]	38
14	[vb infin] [adv] like a [adj]	37
15	's [adv] like a [adj]	37
16	[was/were] [adv] like a [adj]	34
17	[pers pn] [adv] like a [adj]	33
18	was [adv] like a [adj]	33
19	[adv] [adv] like a [adj]	32
20	is [adv] like a [adj]	32
21	[conj] [adv] like a [adj]	25
22	[vb base] [adv] like a [adj]	24
23	stand [adv] like a [adj]	24
24	[coord] [adv] like a [adj]	22
25	and [adv] like a [adj]	21
26	stick [adv] like a [adj]	21
27	and [adv] like a [adj]	21
28	looked [adv] like a [adj]	19
29	looks [adv] like a [adj]	18
30	[to-vb] [adv] like a [adj]	18