| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adj] thing [verb] | 166 |
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| 2 | [be] [num] thing [verb] | 123 |
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| 3 | [be] one thing [verb] | 123 |
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| 4 | [be] one thing [verb] | 123 |
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| 5 | [be] [adj] thing [to-vb] | 119 |
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| 6 | [is] [adj] thing [verb] | 113 |
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| 7 | is [adj] thing [verb] | 81 |
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| 8 | was [adj] thing [verb] | 43 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] thing [verb] | 43 |
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| 10 | [be] [det] thing [verb] | 36 |
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| 11 | 's [adj] thing [verb] | 32 |
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| 12 | [be] [adj] thing [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 13 | [be] this thing [verb] | 18 |
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| 14 | [be] this thing [verb] | 18 |
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| 15 | [be] [adj] thing [vb pp] | 14 |
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| 16 | [be] [adj] thing say | 11 |
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| 17 | [be] [adj] thing to say | 11 |
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| 18 | [be] [adj] thing do | 9 |
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| 19 | [be] [adj] thing call | 9 |
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| 20 | [be] another thing [verb] | 9 |
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| 21 | [be] [adj] thing called | 9 |
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| 22 | [be] another thing [verb] | 9 |
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| 23 | [be] [adj] thing to do | 7 |
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| 24 | [be] that thing [verb] | 7 |
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| 25 | [be] that thing [verb] | 7 |
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| 26 | [be] [adj] thing to have | 6 |
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| 27 | be [adj] thing [verb] | 6 |
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| 28 | [be] [adj] thing have | 6 |
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| 29 | [be] [adj] thing [verb] | 6 |
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| 30 | [be] [adj] thing [vb past] | 5 |
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