| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 276 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 4 | seem [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 5 | [be] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 6 | be [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 7 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 9 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 12 | is [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 13 | [is] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 14 | seemed [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 15 | appear [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 18 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 19 | [modal v] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 20 | [vb mod] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 22 | supposed [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 23 | supposed [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 24 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 26 | go [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 27 | seems [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 28 | going [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 29 | have [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 30 | [pron] [prep] be [verb] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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