| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 15529 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 12305 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 7648 |
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| 4 | be [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 5594 |
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| 5 | [be] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 5594 |
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| 6 | have [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 4680 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 4122 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 4010 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 3639 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 3396 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 3168 |
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| 12 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 3005 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2707 |
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| 14 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2454 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2372 |
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| 16 | [is] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2237 |
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| 17 | is [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2206 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 2105 |
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| 19 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1975 |
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| 20 | need [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1944 |
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| 21 | had [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1462 |
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| 22 | was [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1261 |
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| 23 | has [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1245 |
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| 24 | [am/are] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1237 |
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| 25 | are [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1222 |
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| 26 | [pron] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1138 |
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| 27 | likely [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1128 |
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| 28 | likely [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1128 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1096 |
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| 30 | seem [prep] be [verb] [prep] | 1057 |
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