SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] as [adv] as it [verb]	40
2	[noun sg] as [adv] as it [verb]	38
3	[adv] as [adv] as it [verb]	21
4	[verb] as [adv] as it [verb]	17
5	[conj] as [adv] as it [verb]	16
6	[adv] as [adv] as it [verb]	15
7	[vb pp] as [adv] as it [verb]	13
8	[coord] as [adv] as it [verb]	13
9	but as [adv] as it [verb]	7
10	but as [adv] as it [verb]	7
11	[pron] as [adv] as it [verb]	6
12	and as [adv] as it [verb]	6
13	[adv prt] as [adv] as it [verb]	6
14	and as [adv] as it [verb]	6
15	almost as [adv] as it [verb]	5
16	[pers pn] as [adv] as it [verb]	5
17	almost as [adv] as it [verb]	5
18	as [adv] as it be [verb]	67
19	as [adv] as it [be] [verb]	67
20	as [adv] as it [is] [verb]	34
21	as [adv] as it [was/were] [verb]	33
22	as [adv] as it was [verb]	31
23	as [adv] as it is [verb]	28
24	as [adv] as it [verb] [verb]	25
25	as [adv] as it have [verb]	15
26	as [adv] as it [vb past] [verb]	15
27	as [adv] as it [vb -s] [verb]	10
28	as [adv] as it had [verb]	8
29	as [adv] as it 's [verb]	6
30	as [adv] as it begin [verb]	5