| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 2447 |
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| 2 | be [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 2205 |
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| 3 | be [verb] in the [num ord] [noun sg] | 981 |
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| 4 | be [verb] in the [num ord] [noun sg] | 981 |
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| 5 | be [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 885 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 640 |
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| 7 | be [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 625 |
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| 8 | be [verb] [prep] the next [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 9 | be [verb] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 10 | be [verb] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 11 | be [verb] [prep] the [num ord] century | 327 |
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| 12 | is [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 320 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 308 |
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| 14 | be [verb] [prep] the second [noun sg] | 301 |
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| 15 | be [verb] [prep] the [num ord] time | 301 |
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| 16 | been [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 277 |
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| 17 | be [verb] [prep] the last [noun sg] | 269 |
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| 18 | be [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 217 |
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| 19 | are [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 20 | be [verb] on the [num ord] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 21 | be [verb] on the [num ord] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 22 | be [verb] at the [num ord] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 23 | be [verb] at the [num ord] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 24 | be [verb] to the [num ord] [noun sg] | 132 |
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| 25 | be [verb] to the [num ord] [noun sg] | 132 |
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| 26 | be [verb] by the [num ord] [noun sg] | 126 |
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| 27 | be [verb] by the [num ord] [noun sg] | 126 |
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| 28 | be [verb] [prep] the [num ord] chapter | 108 |
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| 29 | be [verb] [prep] the third [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 30 | being [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 96 |
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