| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be a [noun] | 6627 |
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| 2 | [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 6399 |
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| 3 | have [be] a [noun] | 5002 |
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| 4 | [verb] been a [noun] | 4966 |
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| 5 | [verb] [been] a [noun] | 4966 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [be] a [noun] | 1981 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [be] a [noun] | 1805 |
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| 8 | had [be] a [noun] | 1538 |
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| 9 | has [be] a [noun] | 1343 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] [be] a [noun] | 1169 |
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| 11 | have [be] a [noun] | 988 |
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| 12 | [verb] [is] a [noun] | 913 |
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| 13 | [verb] is a [noun] | 885 |
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| 14 | [vb base] [be] a [noun] | 768 |
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| 15 | [verb] [was/were] a [noun] | 548 |
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| 16 | [verb] was a [noun] | 516 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] [be] a [noun] | 398 |
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| 18 | have [be] a [noun] | 326 |
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| 19 | 's [be] a [noun] | 325 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] [be] a [noun] | 308 |
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| 21 | [verb] [be] a bit | 234 |
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| 22 | [verb] [be] a bit | 234 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] a lot | 226 |
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| 24 | [verb] [be] a lot | 226 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [be] a [noun] | 198 |
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| 26 | to have [be] a [noun] | 185 |
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| 27 | need [be] a [noun] | 182 |
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| 28 | [verb] [be] a member | 149 |
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| 29 | [verb] [be] a member | 149 |
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| 30 | [verb] [being] a [noun] | 142 |
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