SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	28
2	look as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	13
3	[noun] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	11
4	[vb past] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	9
5	[noun sg] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	9
6	[adv] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	6
7	looked as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	5
8	[vb pp] as if [pron] [verb] [noun]	5
9	as if [pron] [be] [verb] [noun]	86
10	as if [pron] be [verb] [noun]	86
11	as if [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun]	74
12	as if [pron] were [verb] [noun]	49
13	as if [pron] [verb] [verb] [noun]	39
14	as if [pron] have [verb] [noun]	32
15	as if [pron] [vb past] [verb] [noun]	27
16	as if [pron] was [verb] [noun]	25
17	as if [pron] had [verb] [noun]	19
18	as if [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [noun]	15
19	as if [pron] [modal v] [verb] [noun]	15
20	as if [pron] [am/are] [verb] [noun]	10
21	as if [pron] [vb base] [verb] [noun]	9
22	as if [pron] could [verb] [noun]	7
23	as if [pron] could [verb] [noun]	7
24	as if [pron] 've [verb] [noun]	6
25	as if [pron] [noun] [verb] [noun]	5
26	as if [pron] [verb] [art] [noun]	152
27	as if [pron] [verb] [art] [noun]	152
28	as if [pron] [verb] the [noun]	64
29	as if [pron] [verb] the [noun]	64
30	as if [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun]	60