| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] as the | 546 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] as the | 322 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] as the | 232 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] as the | 139 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] as the | 134 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] as the | 84 |
|
| 7 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] as the | 75 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] as the | 63 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] as the | 63 |
|
| 10 | what [was/were] [verb] as the | 57 |
|
| 11 | what [was/were] [verb] as the | 57 |
|
| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] as the | 57 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] as the | 43 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] [verb] as the | 43 |
|
| 15 | [det] [was/were] [verb] as the | 30 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] as the | 27 |
|
| 17 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] as the | 23 |
|
| 18 | this [was/were] [verb] as the | 22 |
|
| 19 | this [was/were] [verb] as the | 22 |
|
| 20 | [num] [was/were] [verb] as the | 21 |
|
| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] as the | 19 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [verb] as the | 19 |
|
| 23 | which [was/were] [verb] as the | 18 |
|
| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] as the | 18 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] as the | 15 |
|
| 30 | she [was/were] [verb] as the | 13 |
|
