| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [noun pl] | 912 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [noun pl] | 912 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be [noun pl] | 912 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [noun pl] | 289 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [prep] be [noun pl] | 214 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] be [noun pl] | 152 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] [prep] be [noun pl] | 122 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [prep] be [noun pl] | 114 |
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| 9 | have [prep] be [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 10 | seem [prep] be [noun pl] | 72 |
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| 11 | go [prep] be [noun pl] | 66 |
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| 12 | going [prep] be [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 13 | tend [prep] be [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 14 | appear [prep] be [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 15 | want [prep] be [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] be friends | 45 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] be members | 40 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] [prep] be [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 19 | have [prep] be [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 20 | tend [prep] be [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 21 | consider [prep] be [noun pl] | 33 |
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| 22 | have [prep] be [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 23 | seem [prep] be [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 24 | seemed [prep] be [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 25 | considered [prep] be [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 26 | thought [prep] be [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 27 | think [prep] be [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 28 | claim [prep] be [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 29 | bind [prep] be [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 30 | bound [prep] be [noun pl] | 24 |
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