SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [verb] as the [adj]	369
2	[was/were] [verb] as the [adj]	369
3	[was/were] [vb pp] as the [adj]	360
4	was [verb] as the [adj]	301
5	[was/were] [verb] as the [adj]	273
6	were [verb] as the [adj]	68
7	[was/were] [verb] as the new	52
8	[was/were] [verb] as the new	52
9	[was/were] [verb] as the [num ord]	49
10	[was/were] [verb] as the [adj -est]	40
11	[was/were] see as the [adj]	35
12	[was/were] seen as the [adj]	35
13	[was/were] know as the [adj]	25
14	[was/were] appointed as the [adj]	25
15	[was/were] known as the [adj]	25
16	[was/were] appoint as the [adj]	25
17	[was/were] regarded as the [adj]	24
18	[was/were] regard as the [adj]	24
19	[was/were] [verb] as the first	23
20	[was/were] [verb] as the first	23
21	[was/were] use as the [adj]	19
22	[was/were] used as the [adj]	19
23	[was/were] named as the [adj]	18
24	[was/were] name as the [adj]	18
25	[was/were] describe as the [adj]	17
26	[was/were] described as the [adj]	17
27	[was/were] [verb] as the main	13
28	[was/were] [verb] as the main	13
29	[was/were] chosen as the [adj]	12
30	[was/were] choose as the [adj]	12