SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be as [adj] as a [noun sg]	319
2	[be] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	319
3	[noun] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	144
4	[verb] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	141
5	[was/were] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	136
6	was as [adj] as a [noun sg]	122
7	[noun sg] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	110
8	[adv] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	93
9	[is] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	86
10	[adv] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	66
11	[vb past] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	57
12	is as [adj] as a [noun sg]	48
13	be as [adj] as a [noun sg]	43
14	[be] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	43
15	[prep] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	43
16	[prep] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	43
17	[am/are] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	39
18	's as [adj] as a [noun sg]	38
19	[coord] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	37
20	[conj] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	37
21	[pron] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	34
22	and as [adj] as a [noun sg]	32
23	and as [adj] as a [noun sg]	32
24	about as [adj] as a [noun sg]	30
25	look as [adj] as a [noun sg]	30
26	[noun pl] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	30
27	about as [adj] as a [noun sg]	30
28	[vb pp] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	21
29	feel as [adj] as a [noun sg]	21
30	[v-ing] as [adj] as a [noun sg]	20