| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [verb] [subord] | 1132 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [to-vb] [subord] | 1042 |
|
| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [verb] [subord] | 743 |
|
| 4 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] [subord] | 385 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [subord] | 341 |
|
| 6 | [be] [verb] [verb] if | 298 |
|
| 7 | be [verb] [verb] [subord] | 270 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] [verb] [subord] | 270 |
|
| 9 | [be] [verb] [verb] whether | 258 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [verb] [subord] | 233 |
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| 11 | [am/are] [verb] [verb] [subord] | 233 |
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| 12 | [is] [verb] [verb] [subord] | 190 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] [verb] when | 157 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] [verb] as | 155 |
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| 15 | [be] go [verb] [subord] | 146 |
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| 16 | [be] going [verb] [subord] | 145 |
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| 17 | is [verb] [verb] [subord] | 138 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] see [subord] | 129 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] to see [subord] | 127 |
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| 20 | are [verb] [verb] [subord] | 117 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [verb] [subord] | 108 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [verb] because | 84 |
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| 23 | [be] beginning [verb] [subord] | 75 |
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| 24 | [be] begin [verb] [subord] | 75 |
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| 25 | [been] [verb] [verb] [subord] | 72 |
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| 26 | been [verb] [verb] [subord] | 72 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] wonder [subord] | 64 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] to wonder [subord] | 55 |
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| 29 | 'm [verb] [verb] [subord] | 53 |
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| 30 | 's [verb] [verb] [subord] | 52 |
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