| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] have been a [noun sg] | 920 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [verb] been a [noun sg] | 542 |
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| 3 | [noun] [vb past] been a [noun sg] | 437 |
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| 4 | [noun] had been a [noun sg] | 436 |
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| 5 | [noun] [vb -s] been a [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 6 | [noun] has been a [noun sg] | 393 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [verb] been a [noun sg] | 257 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [verb] been a [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 9 | [noun] [vb base] been a [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 10 | [noun] have been a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 11 | [noun] [verb] been a member | 32 |
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| 12 | [noun] [verb] been a success | 28 |
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| 13 | [noun] [verb] been a bit | 26 |
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| 14 | father [verb] been a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 15 | father [verb] been a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 16 | [noun] [verb] been a feature | 21 |
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| 17 | result [verb] been a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 18 | result [verb] been a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 19 | [noun] [verb] been a problem | 15 |
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| 20 | [noun] [verb] been a failure | 15 |
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| 21 | year [verb] been a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 22 | [noun] [verb] been a source | 14 |
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| 23 | [noun] [verb] been a matter | 13 |
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| 24 | [noun] [verb] been a disaster | 13 |
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| 25 | [noun] [verb] been a part | 11 |
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| 26 | thing [verb] been a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 27 | [noun] to have been a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | [noun] [verb] been a mistake | 10 |
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| 29 | [noun] [to-vb] been a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | [noun] [verb] been a friend | 10 |
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