| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 73 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] be the [adj] thing | 66 |
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| 3 | [verb] it be the [adj] thing | 55 |
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| 4 | [verb] it be the [adj] thing | 55 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 40 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] was the [adj] thing | 30 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 28 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj -est] thing | 24 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] 's the [adj] thing | 22 |
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| 10 | think [pron] be the [adj] thing | 19 |
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| 11 | know [pron] be the [adj] thing | 18 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pron] be the right thing | 14 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pron] is the [adj] thing | 14 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] be the right thing | 14 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 14 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pron] be the best thing | 12 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pron] be the good thing | 12 |
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| 19 | [verb] what be the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 20 | [verb] [Wh det] be the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 21 | [verb] what be the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 22 | thought [pron] be the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 23 | think [pron] be the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 24 | know [pron] be the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 25 | say [pron] be the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pron] be the only thing | 7 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] be the only thing | 7 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] be the same thing | 6 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] be the [det] thing | 6 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] be the same thing | 6 |
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