| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 1150 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 307 |
|
| 3 | seem [prep] be [verb] [art] | 305 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 277 |
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| 5 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 246 |
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| 6 | be [prep] be [verb] [art] | 219 |
|
| 7 | [be] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 219 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 199 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 187 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 184 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 180 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 163 |
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| 13 | have [prep] be [verb] [art] | 129 |
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| 14 | seemed [prep] be [verb] [art] | 125 |
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| 15 | appear [prep] be [verb] [art] | 121 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 115 |
|
| 17 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 109 |
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| 18 | [is] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 95 |
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| 19 | is [prep] be [verb] [art] | 95 |
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| 20 | seems [prep] be [verb] [art] | 87 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 84 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 78 |
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| 23 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 76 |
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| 24 | [modal v] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 72 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 72 |
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| 26 | seem [prep] be [verb] [art] | 69 |
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| 27 | go [prep] be [verb] [art] | 58 |
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| 28 | going [prep] be [verb] [art] | 58 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] [art] | 57 |
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| 30 | supposed [prep] be [verb] [art] | 54 |
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