| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 667 |
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| 2 | have been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 667 |
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| 3 | [verb] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 654 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 372 |
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| 5 | has been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 343 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 160 |
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| 7 | had been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 154 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 67 |
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| 9 | have been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 66 |
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| 10 | [verb] been a great [noun sg] of | 57 |
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| 11 | [verb] been a great [noun sg] of | 53 |
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| 12 | [verb] been a [adj] deal of | 45 |
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| 13 | [verb] been a major [noun sg] of | 42 |
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| 14 | [verb] been a major [noun sg] of | 42 |
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| 15 | [vb base] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 35 |
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| 16 | have been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 33 |
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| 17 | [verb] been a [adj] amount of | 31 |
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| 18 | 's been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 29 |
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| 19 | [verb] been a [adj] feature of | 28 |
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| 20 | to have been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 26 |
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| 21 | [to-vb] been a [adj] [noun sg] of | 26 |
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| 22 | [verb] been a [adj] source of | 25 |
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| 23 | [verb] been a [adj] number of | 21 |
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| 24 | [verb] been a steady [noun sg] of | 19 |
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| 25 | [verb] been a steady [noun sg] of | 19 |
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| 26 | [verb] been a [adj] part of | 18 |
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| 27 | [verb] been a considerable [noun sg] of | 16 |
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| 28 | [verb] been a considerable [noun sg] of | 16 |
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| 29 | [verb] been a [adj] member of | 16 |
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| 30 | [verb] been a good [noun sg] of | 16 |
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