| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the case | 224 |
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| 2 | [vb -s] [prep] be the case | 71 |
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| 3 | [adj] [prep] be the case | 67 |
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| 4 | seem [prep] be the case | 57 |
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| 5 | [vb infin] [prep] be the case | 50 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [prep] be the case | 49 |
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| 7 | [adv] [prep] be the case | 47 |
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| 8 | appear [prep] be the case | 43 |
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| 9 | [det] [prep] be the case | 38 |
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| 10 | prove [prep] be the case | 36 |
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| 11 | seems [prep] be the case | 33 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] be the case | 32 |
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| 13 | [adj] [prep] be the case | 29 |
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| 14 | [not/n't] [prep] be the case | 28 |
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| 15 | not [prep] be the case | 28 |
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| 16 | this [prep] be the case | 27 |
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| 17 | this [prep] be the case | 27 |
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| 18 | not [prep] be the case | 27 |
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| 19 | likely [prep] be the case | 21 |
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| 20 | likely [prep] be the case | 21 |
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| 21 | appear [prep] be the case | 18 |
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| 22 | appears [prep] be the case | 18 |
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| 23 | seem [prep] be the case | 16 |
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| 24 | used [prep] be the case | 14 |
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| 25 | [modal v] [prep] be the case | 14 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [prep] be the case | 14 |
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| 27 | used [prep] be the case | 14 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] [prep] be the case | 14 |
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| 29 | proved [prep] be the case | 12 |
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| 30 | [be] [prep] be the case | 12 |
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