| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] as | 1831 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] as | 1772 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] as [adj] as | 1487 |
|
| 4 | was [adv] [adj] as | 1375 |
|
| 5 | were [adv] [adj] as | 456 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] good as | 118 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] good as | 116 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] so [adj] as | 95 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [det] as | 54 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] far as | 44 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] far as | 44 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] much as | 42 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] much as | 42 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] bad as | 33 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] high as | 33 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] bad as | 33 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] high as | 33 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] simple as | 32 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] simple as | 32 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] very [adj] as | 27 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] strong as | 22 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] strong as | 22 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] close as | 21 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] close as | 21 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] important as | 20 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] important as | 20 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] still [adj] as | 18 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] quite [adj] as | 16 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] big as | 14 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] big as | 14 |
|
