| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be a [adj] [noun sg] | 4613 |
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| 2 | have [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 3747 |
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| 3 | [verb] [been] a [adj] [noun sg] | 3729 |
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| 4 | [verb] been a [adj] [noun sg] | 3729 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1750 |
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| 6 | has [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1374 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1219 |
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| 8 | had [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 991 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 730 |
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| 10 | have [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 667 |
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| 11 | [verb] [is] a [adj] [noun sg] | 509 |
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| 12 | [verb] is a [adj] [noun sg] | 504 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 345 |
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| 14 | [verb] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 317 |
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| 15 | 's [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 16 | [verb] was a [adj] [noun sg] | 304 |
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| 17 | [verb] [be] a great [noun sg] | 236 |
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| 18 | [vb pp] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 213 |
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| 19 | [verb] [be] a good [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 21 | [verb] [be] a major [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] a long [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 24 | to have [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 25 | have [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 26 | [verb] [be] a [adj] time | 108 |
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| 27 | [verb] [be] a [adj] increase | 104 |
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| 28 | [verb] [be] a [adj] day | 93 |
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| 29 | need [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] a big [noun sg] | 79 |
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