SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	43
2	[be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	33
3	[be] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] thing	24
4	[be] [verb] [prep] the [det] thing	19
5	[be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	19
6	[be] [verb] [prep] the same thing	19
7	[be] [verb] [prep] the same thing	19
8	[be] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] thing	18
9	[am/are] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	16
10	[be] [verb] for the [adj] thing	12
11	[be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] things	10
12	[was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	10
13	are [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	10
14	be [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	9
15	[be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	9
16	[be] look [prep] the [adj] thing	8
17	[be] talking [prep] the [adj] thing	7
18	was [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	7
19	[be] talk [prep] the [adj] thing	7
20	[be] looking [prep] the [adj] thing	7
21	[be] [verb] about the [adj] thing	6
22	[be] [verb] [prep] the real thing	6
23	[be] [verb] [prep] the real thing	6
24	[be] [verb] to the [adj] thing	5
25	[is] [verb] [prep] the [adj] thing	5