| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 427 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] for the [num ord] [noun] | 350 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] time | 297 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] time | 297 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] for the first [noun] | 286 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 183 |
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| 8 | was [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 122 |
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| 9 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 83 |
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| 10 | be [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 83 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] for the [num ord] [noun] | 72 |
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| 12 | were [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 61 |
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| 13 | been [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 54 |
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| 14 | [is] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 54 |
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| 15 | [been] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 54 |
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| 16 | is [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 52 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] for the second [noun] | 42 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] for the next [noun] | 40 |
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| 19 | being [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 29 |
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| 20 | [being] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 29 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] for the last [noun] | 28 |
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| 22 | [am/are] [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 24 |
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| 23 | are [verb] for the [num ord] [noun] | 19 |
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| 24 | [be] hold for the [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] year | 13 |
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| 26 | [be] held for the [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] year | 13 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] quarter | 12 |
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| 29 | [be] use for the [num ord] [noun] | 12 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] for the [num ord] quarter | 12 |
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