| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be a [adj] [noun] | 5821 |
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| 2 | [verb] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] | 5652 |
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| 3 | [verb] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 5558 |
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| 4 | [verb] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 4939 |
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| 5 | have [be] a [adj] [noun] | 4650 |
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| 6 | [verb] been a [adj] [noun] | 4627 |
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| 7 | [verb] [been] a [adj] [noun] | 4627 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 2106 |
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| 9 | has [be] a [adj] [noun] | 1672 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 1516 |
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| 11 | had [be] a [adj] [noun] | 1225 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 973 |
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| 13 | have [be] a [adj] [noun] | 891 |
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| 14 | [verb] [be] an [adj] [noun] | 882 |
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| 15 | [verb] [is] a [adj] [noun] | 688 |
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| 16 | [verb] is a [adj] [noun] | 681 |
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| 17 | [vb base] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 444 |
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| 18 | [verb] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 427 |
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| 19 | [verb] was a [adj] [noun] | 404 |
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| 20 | 's [be] a [adj] [noun] | 343 |
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| 21 | [vb pp] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 308 |
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| 22 | [to-vb] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 265 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] a great [noun] | 262 |
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| 24 | [verb] [be] a good [noun] | 253 |
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| 25 | [verb] [be] a great [noun] | 239 |
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| 26 | [verb] [be] a good [noun] | 214 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [be] a [adj] [noun] | 209 |
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| 28 | to have [be] a [adj] [noun] | 186 |
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| 29 | [verb] [be] a major [noun] | 176 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] a major [noun] | 176 |
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