| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] be a | 392 |
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| 2 | [verb] to have [be] a | 294 |
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| 3 | [verb] [to-vb] [been] a | 293 |
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| 4 | [verb] [to-vb] been a | 293 |
|
| 5 | [vb -s] [to-vb] [be] a | 154 |
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| 6 | seem [to-vb] [be] a | 140 |
|
| 7 | seems [to-vb] [be] a | 98 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] [to-vb] [be] a | 92 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [to-vb] [be] a | 58 |
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| 10 | [verb] [to-vb] is a | 56 |
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| 11 | [verb] [to-vb] [is] a | 56 |
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| 12 | appear [to-vb] [be] a | 52 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [to-vb] [be] a | 37 |
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| 14 | appears [to-vb] [be] a | 36 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [to-vb] [be] a | 33 |
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| 16 | [verb] [to-vb] [was/were] a | 28 |
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| 17 | [verb] [to-vb] was a | 27 |
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| 18 | have [to-vb] [be] a | 20 |
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| 19 | seem [to-vb] [be] a | 20 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [to-vb] [be] a | 18 |
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| 21 | think [to-vb] [be] a | 18 |
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| 22 | thought [to-vb] [be] a | 18 |
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| 23 | said [to-vb] [be] a | 16 |
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| 24 | say [to-vb] [be] a | 16 |
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| 25 | seem [to-vb] [be] a | 15 |
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| 26 | [verb] [to-vb] being a | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [to-vb] [being] a | 11 |
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| 28 | appear [to-vb] [be] a | 10 |
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| 29 | believe [to-vb] [be] a | 9 |
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| 30 | has [to-vb] [be] a | 8 |
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