| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 1375 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 1321 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be the [adj] [noun] | 1316 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be the [adj] [noun] | 1316 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 1172 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 911 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 421 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 276 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 271 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj -est] [noun] | 238 |
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| 11 | seem [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 204 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] be the [num ord] [noun] | 173 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] [noun pl] | 166 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 138 |
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| 15 | [v-ing] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 137 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 136 |
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| 17 | appear [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 105 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] be the first [noun] | 98 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] be the first [noun] | 98 |
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| 20 | seems [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 95 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] be the only [noun] | 87 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] be the only [noun] | 87 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] be the good [noun] | 82 |
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| 24 | go [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 80 |
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| 25 | going [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 79 |
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| 26 | consider [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 75 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] be the best [noun] | 73 |
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| 28 | have [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 73 |
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| 29 | believe [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 69 |
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| 30 | prove [prep] be the [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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