| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] a | 612 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] a | 186 |
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| 3 | seem [prep] be [verb] a | 161 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] a | 150 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] a | 146 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] a | 125 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] a | 121 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] a | 109 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] a | 102 |
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| 10 | be [prep] be [verb] a | 99 |
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| 11 | [be] [prep] be [verb] a | 99 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] a | 80 |
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| 13 | seemed [prep] be [verb] a | 69 |
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| 14 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] a | 68 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] a | 65 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] a | 64 |
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| 17 | appear [prep] be [verb] a | 57 |
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| 18 | have [prep] be [verb] a | 57 |
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| 19 | [is] [prep] be [verb] a | 50 |
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| 20 | is [prep] be [verb] a | 48 |
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| 21 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] a | 46 |
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| 22 | seem [prep] be [verb] a | 43 |
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| 23 | seems [prep] be [verb] a | 40 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] a | 38 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] a | 36 |
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| 26 | go [prep] be [verb] a | 32 |
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| 27 | going [prep] be [verb] a | 32 |
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| 28 | [pron] [prep] be [verb] a | 28 |
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| 29 | said [prep] be [verb] a | 27 |
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| 30 | say [prep] be [verb] a | 27 |
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