| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [vb past] be a [noun sg] | 510 |
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| 2 | [noun] [vb past] [been] a [noun sg] | 437 |
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| 3 | [noun] [vb past] been a [noun sg] | 437 |
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| 4 | [noun] had [be] a [noun sg] | 436 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 287 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 7 | [noun] [vb past] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 8 | [noun] [vb past] was a [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 10 | father [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 11 | father [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 12 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a member | 18 |
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| 13 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a success | 12 |
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| 14 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a failure | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a mistake | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a friend | 7 |
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| 17 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a bit | 7 |
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| 18 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a disaster | 7 |
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| 19 | husband [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | [noun] [vb past] being a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | marriage [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a kind | 6 |
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| 23 | marriage [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun] [vb past] were a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | husband [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun] [vb past] [being] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | thing [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 28 | [noun] [vb past] [be] a nuisance | 5 |
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| 29 | life [vb past] [be] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 30 | [noun] needed [be] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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