| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] as a [noun sg] [noun sg] | 1969 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 1274 |
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| 3 | use as a [noun] [noun sg] | 306 |
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| 4 | used as a [noun] [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 5 | [vb past] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 6 | act as a [noun] [noun sg] | 184 |
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| 7 | work as a [noun] [noun sg] | 180 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 177 |
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| 9 | [to-vb] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 129 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 12 | know as a [noun] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 13 | known as a [noun] [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 14 | [vb base] as a [noun] [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 15 | serve as a [noun] [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 16 | see as a [noun] [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 17 | [verb] as a [noun prp] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 18 | seen as a [noun] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 19 | worked as a [noun] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 20 | [verb] as a [noun] point | 52 |
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| 21 | describe as a [noun] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 22 | working as a [noun] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 23 | regard as a [noun] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 24 | regarded as a [noun] [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 25 | described as a [noun] [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 26 | acting as a [noun] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 27 | to act as a [noun] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 28 | [verb] as a [noun pl] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 29 | [verb] as a [n mass] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 30 | acts as a [noun] [noun sg] | 36 |
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