| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 205 |
|
| 2 | look as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 87 |
|
| 3 | [noun] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 85 |
|
| 4 | [adv] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 83 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 72 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 59 |
|
| 7 | be as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 50 |
|
| 8 | [be] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 50 |
|
| 9 | [vb pp] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 43 |
|
| 10 | [adv] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 42 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 33 |
|
| 12 | was as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 33 |
|
| 13 | looked as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 32 |
|
| 14 | [pron] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 29 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 29 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 22 |
|
| 17 | [vb -s] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 21 |
|
| 18 | [adv prt] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 21 |
|
| 19 | feel as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 21 |
|
| 20 | [not/n't] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 20 |
|
| 21 | not as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 23 | almost as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 17 |
|
| 24 | almost as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 17 |
|
| 25 | [v-ing] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 17 |
|
| 26 | [is] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 15 |
|
| 27 | looked as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 15 |
|
| 28 | [vb infin] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 15 |
|
| 29 | [to-vb] as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 15 |
|
| 30 | looks as if [pron] [verb] [adv] | 14 |
|
