| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [prep] [adj] [verb] | 601 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] [adj] [verb] | 288 |
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| 3 | [be] [prep] [det] [verb] | 259 |
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| 4 | [be] at [adj] [verb] | 236 |
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| 5 | [be] [prep] [adj] [vb pp] | 232 |
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| 6 | [be] [prep] [num ord] [verb] | 206 |
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| 7 | was [prep] [adj] [verb] | 190 |
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| 8 | [be] [prep] [adj] [v-ing] | 156 |
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| 9 | [is] [prep] [adj] [verb] | 141 |
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| 10 | [be] [prep] last [verb] | 131 |
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| 11 | [be] [prep] last [verb] | 131 |
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| 12 | is [prep] [adj] [verb] | 126 |
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| 13 | [be] [prep] those [verb] | 120 |
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| 14 | [be] [prep] those [verb] | 120 |
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| 15 | were [prep] [adj] [verb] | 98 |
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| 16 | [be] among [adj] [verb] | 97 |
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| 17 | [am/are] [prep] [adj] [verb] | 86 |
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| 18 | are [prep] [adj] [verb] | 78 |
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| 19 | [be] [prep] [adj] [vb base] | 77 |
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| 20 | [be] [prep] first [verb] | 75 |
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| 21 | [be] [prep] first [verb] | 75 |
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| 22 | [be] in [adj] [verb] | 74 |
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| 23 | [be] [prep] [adj] [to-vb] | 73 |
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| 24 | [be] [prep] [adj] [verb] | 70 |
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| 25 | [be] [prep] all [verb] | 54 |
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| 26 | [be] [prep] [adj] [verb] | 54 |
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| 27 | [be] [prep] all [verb] | 54 |
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| 28 | be [prep] [adj] [verb] | 54 |
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| 29 | [be] [prep] [num] [verb] | 51 |
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| 30 | [be] [prep] [adj] [vb past] | 34 |
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