| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be [verb] [prep] the | 664 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] be [vb pp] [prep] the | 615 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [prep] the | 399 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] be [v-ing] [prep] the | 397 |
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| 5 | [verb] [Wh det] be [verb] [prep] the | 277 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 262 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 262 |
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| 8 | [verb] what be [verb] [prep] the | 235 |
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| 9 | [verb] what be [verb] [prep] the | 235 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pron] is [verb] [prep] the | 193 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] in the | 177 |
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| 12 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] by the | 177 |
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| 13 | [verb] he be [verb] [prep] the | 154 |
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| 14 | [verb] he be [verb] [prep] the | 147 |
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| 15 | say [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 144 |
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| 16 | [to-vb] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 141 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] to the | 139 |
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| 18 | [verb] it be [verb] [prep] the | 133 |
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| 19 | [verb] it be [verb] [prep] the | 133 |
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| 20 | [verb] they be [verb] [prep] the | 126 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 113 |
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| 22 | think [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 106 |
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| 23 | [verb] they be [verb] [prep] the | 103 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 103 |
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| 25 | [vb pp] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
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| 26 | [vb -s] [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 91 |
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| 27 | know [pron] be [verb] [prep] the | 90 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] be happen [prep] the | 86 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] be happening [prep] the | 81 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] on the | 77 |
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