| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] as if it [verb] | 172 |
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| 2 | look as if it [verb] | 86 |
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| 3 | [noun] as if it [verb] | 85 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] as if it [verb] | 69 |
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| 5 | [vb past] as if it [verb] | 57 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] as if it [verb] | 41 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] as if it [verb] | 37 |
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| 8 | [adv] as if it [verb] | 35 |
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| 9 | looked as if it [verb] | 29 |
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| 10 | looks as if it [verb] | 27 |
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| 11 | [adv] as if it [verb] | 26 |
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| 12 | looked as if it [verb] | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] as if it [verb] | 16 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] as if it [verb] | 12 |
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| 15 | be as if it [verb] | 12 |
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| 16 | [be] as if it [verb] | 12 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] as if it [verb] | 11 |
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| 18 | sound as if it [verb] | 11 |
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| 19 | look as if it [verb] | 10 |
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| 20 | feel as if it [verb] | 9 |
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| 21 | was as if it [verb] | 8 |
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| 22 | [was/were] as if it [verb] | 8 |
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| 23 | treat as if it [verb] | 8 |
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| 24 | treated as if it [verb] | 8 |
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| 25 | [adj] as if it [verb] | 7 |
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| 26 | seem as if it [verb] | 7 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] as if it [verb] | 7 |
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| 28 | [pron] as if it [verb] | 7 |
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| 29 | behave as if it [verb] | 7 |
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| 30 | felt as if it [verb] | 7 |
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