| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the [noun] | 1941 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] be the [noun] | 557 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [prep] be the [noun] | 424 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be the [noun] | 378 |
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| 5 | seem [prep] be the [noun] | 329 |
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| 6 | [adj] [prep] be the [noun] | 308 |
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| 7 | be [prep] be the [noun] | 267 |
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| 8 | [be] [prep] be the [noun] | 267 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [prep] be the [noun] | 254 |
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| 10 | [noun] [prep] be the [noun] | 252 |
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| 11 | [adj] [prep] be the [noun] | 247 |
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| 12 | [adv] [prep] be the [noun] | 219 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] be the [noun] | 184 |
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| 14 | appear [prep] be the [noun] | 180 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [prep] be the [noun] | 172 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [prep] be the [noun] | 164 |
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| 17 | seems [prep] be the [noun] | 164 |
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| 18 | have [prep] be the [noun] | 148 |
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| 19 | was [prep] be the [noun] | 147 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [prep] be the [noun] | 143 |
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| 21 | [vb mod] [prep] be the [noun] | 136 |
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| 22 | [modal v] [prep] be the [noun] | 136 |
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| 23 | likely [prep] be the [noun] | 128 |
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| 24 | likely [prep] be the [noun] | 128 |
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| 25 | prove [prep] be the [noun] | 115 |
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| 26 | used [prep] be the [noun] | 114 |
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| 27 | used [prep] be the [noun] | 114 |
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| 28 | [adv prt] [prep] be the [noun] | 107 |
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| 29 | [pron] [prep] be the [noun] | 102 |
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| 30 | out [prep] be the [noun] | 97 |
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