| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and [verb] as a | 627 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [vb pp] as a | 284 |
|
| 3 | [coord] [vb base] as a | 143 |
|
| 4 | [coord] [vb past] as a | 127 |
|
| 5 | [coord] act as a | 115 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [vb -s] as a | 93 |
|
| 7 | or [verb] as a | 91 |
|
| 8 | [coord] use as a | 74 |
|
| 9 | [coord] [v-ing] as a | 70 |
|
| 10 | [coord] serve as a | 59 |
|
| 11 | [coord] used as a | 57 |
|
| 12 | but [verb] as a | 49 |
|
| 13 | [coord] work as a | 45 |
|
| 14 | [coord] act as a | 44 |
|
| 15 | [coord] [to-vb] as a | 34 |
|
| 16 | [coord] acts as a | 20 |
|
| 17 | [coord] serves as a | 20 |
|
| 18 | [coord] acting as a | 20 |
|
| 19 | [coord] [vb infin] as a | 19 |
|
| 20 | [coord] worked as a | 19 |
|
| 21 | [coord] served as a | 17 |
|
| 22 | [coord] to act as a | 15 |
|
| 23 | [coord] serve as a | 14 |
|
| 24 | [coord] emerge as a | 12 |
|
| 25 | [coord] acted as a | 11 |
|
| 26 | [coord] use as a | 10 |
|
| 27 | [coord] stand as a | 10 |
|
| 28 | [coord] work as a | 10 |
|
| 29 | [coord] regard as a | 9 |
|
| 30 | [coord] regarded as a | 9 |
|
