| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] as [adj] as a | 414 |
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| 2 | be as [adj] as a | 414 |
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| 3 | [noun] as [adj] as a | 193 |
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| 4 | [verb] as [adj] as a | 185 |
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| 5 | [was/were] as [adj] as a | 167 |
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| 6 | was as [adj] as a | 147 |
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| 7 | [adv] as [adj] as a | 145 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] as [adj] as a | 140 |
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| 9 | [is] as [adj] as a | 111 |
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| 10 | [adv] as [adj] as a | 106 |
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| 11 | [prep] as [adj] as a | 82 |
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| 12 | [prep] as [adj] as a | 82 |
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| 13 | [be] as [adj] as a | 73 |
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| 14 | be as [adj] as a | 73 |
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| 15 | is as [adj] as a | 68 |
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| 16 | [vb past] as [adj] as a | 65 |
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| 17 | [pron] as [adj] as a | 58 |
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| 18 | [conj] as [adj] as a | 54 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] as [adj] as a | 48 |
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| 20 | [am/are] as [adj] as a | 47 |
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| 21 | about as [adj] as a | 45 |
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| 22 | [coord] as [adj] as a | 45 |
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| 23 | about as [adj] as a | 45 |
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| 24 | 's as [adj] as a | 43 |
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| 25 | and as [adj] as a | 37 |
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| 26 | and as [adj] as a | 37 |
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| 27 | look as [adj] as a | 35 |
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| 28 | [indef pn] as [adj] as a | 32 |
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| 29 | [not/n't] as [adj] as a | 29 |
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| 30 | not as [adj] as a | 29 |
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