| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 1616 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 1111 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 1038 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 1038 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] be [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 920 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] be [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 663 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 616 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] a | 570 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] a | 495 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 430 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 416 |
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| 12 | [verb] [Wh det] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 356 |
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| 13 | [verb] what be [verb] [prep] [art] | 305 |
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| 14 | [verb] what be [verb] [prep] [art] | 305 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] is [verb] [prep] [art] | 292 |
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| 16 | [verb] he be [verb] [prep] [art] | 270 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] by [art] | 266 |
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| 18 | [verb] he be [verb] [prep] [art] | 259 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] in [art] | 236 |
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| 20 | say [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 224 |
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| 21 | [verb] it be [verb] [prep] [art] | 203 |
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| 22 | [verb] it be [verb] [prep] [art] | 203 |
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| 23 | [verb] they be [verb] [prep] [art] | 194 |
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| 24 | [to-vb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 192 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] to [art] | 184 |
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| 26 | think [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 181 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 170 |
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| 28 | [vb infin] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 162 |
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| 29 | [verb] they be [verb] [prep] [art] | 161 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] [pron] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 158 |
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