| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 255 |
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| 2 | [verb] be [verb] for a [noun sg] | 255 |
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| 3 | [verb] been [verb] for a [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 4 | have [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 5 | [verb] [been] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 6 | [verb] [be] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] | 146 |
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| 7 | [verb] [be] [v-ing] for a [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 11 | has [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 12 | had [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 13 | have [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 14 | [verb] [be] [verb] for a year | 24 |
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| 15 | [verb] [be] [verb] for a number | 18 |
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| 16 | 've [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 18 | have [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 19 | 's [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 20 | [verb] [be] make for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 21 | [verb] [be] made for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 22 | 'd [be] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] [verb] for a week | 11 |
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| 24 | [verb] [be] wait for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 25 | [verb] [be] take for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 26 | [verb] [be] waiting for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 27 | [verb] [be] look for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] [be] looking for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 29 | [verb] [be] taken for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] [verb] for a while | 10 |
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