| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 324 |
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| 2 | seem [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 101 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 84 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 80 |
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| 5 | [be] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 67 |
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| 6 | be [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 67 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 62 |
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| 8 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 60 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 47 |
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| 11 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 46 |
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| 12 | appear [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 39 |
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| 13 | have [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 37 |
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| 14 | seemed [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 35 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 33 |
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| 16 | seems [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 33 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 31 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 31 |
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| 19 | [is] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 20 | is [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 21 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 22 | seem [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 23 | was [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 17 |
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| 26 | had [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 27 | appeared [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 28 | [modal v] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 29 | [vb mod] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 16 |
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| 30 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [art] [adj] | 15 |
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