| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [verb] be a [noun sg] | 1170 |
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| 2 | [noun] [verb] [been] a [noun sg] | 920 |
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| 3 | [noun] have [be] a [noun sg] | 920 |
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| 4 | [noun] [verb] been a [noun sg] | 920 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 683 |
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| 6 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 510 |
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| 7 | [noun] had [be] a [noun sg] | 436 |
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| 8 | [noun] [vb -s] [be] a [noun sg] | 434 |
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| 9 | [noun] has [be] a [noun sg] | 393 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 295 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 179 |
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| 12 | [noun] [verb] [is] a [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 13 | [noun] [verb] is a [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 14 | [noun] [vb base] [be] a [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 15 | [noun] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 16 | [noun] [verb] was a [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 17 | [noun] have [be] a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 18 | [noun] [vb pp] [be] a [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 19 | [noun] [to-vb] [be] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 20 | [noun] [verb] [be] a member | 36 |
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| 21 | [noun] [verb] [be] a bit | 31 |
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| 22 | [noun] [verb] [be] a success | 28 |
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| 23 | [noun] [verb] [be] a problem | 24 |
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| 24 | father [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 25 | [noun] [verb] [be] a feature | 22 |
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| 26 | father [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 27 | [noun] [verb] [be] a matter | 18 |
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| 28 | [noun] [verb] [being] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 29 | [noun] [verb] being a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 30 | result [verb] [be] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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