| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] a | 501 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] be [verb] a | 139 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] a | 130 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] a | 121 |
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| 5 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] a | 99 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] a | 93 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] a | 83 |
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| 8 | [be] [prep] be [verb] a | 79 |
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| 9 | be [prep] be [verb] a | 79 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] a | 75 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] a | 66 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] a | 62 |
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| 13 | seemed [prep] be [verb] a | 58 |
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| 14 | have [prep] be [verb] a | 52 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] a | 50 |
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| 16 | appear [prep] be [verb] a | 49 |
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| 17 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] a | 41 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] a | 40 |
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| 19 | seem [prep] be [verb] a | 40 |
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| 20 | is [prep] be [verb] a | 35 |
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| 21 | [is] [prep] be [verb] a | 35 |
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| 22 | seems [prep] be [verb] a | 34 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] a | 31 |
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| 24 | going [prep] be [verb] a | 28 |
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| 25 | go [prep] be [verb] a | 28 |
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| 26 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] a | 28 |
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| 27 | [modal v] [prep] be [verb] a | 24 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] [prep] be [verb] a | 24 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] a | 23 |
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| 30 | [pron] [prep] be [verb] a | 21 |
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