| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] be a [adj] | 281 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 262 |
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| 3 | [verb] [to-vb] [be] a [adj] | 177 |
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| 4 | [verb] have [be] a [adj] | 160 |
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| 5 | [verb] [verb] been a [adj] | 156 |
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| 6 | [verb] [verb] [been] a [adj] | 156 |
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| 7 | [verb] to have [be] a [adj] | 138 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 89 |
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| 9 | have [verb] [be] a [adj] | 70 |
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| 10 | [verb] [verb] [is] a [adj] | 69 |
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| 11 | [verb] [verb] is a [adj] | 68 |
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| 12 | [verb] [vb pp] [be] a [adj] | 68 |
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| 13 | seem [verb] [be] a [adj] | 60 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 49 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 48 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] [was/were] a [adj] | 47 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] was a [adj] | 46 |
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| 18 | [vb base] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 45 |
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| 19 | seems [verb] [be] a [adj] | 43 |
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| 20 | appear [verb] [be] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 28 |
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| 22 | appears [verb] [be] a [adj] | 23 |
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| 23 | had [verb] [be] a [adj] | 23 |
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| 24 | have [verb] [be] a [adj] | 18 |
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| 25 | [verb] [verb] [be] a good | 14 |
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| 26 | [verb] get [be] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 27 | say [verb] [be] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [verb] [be] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 29 | [verb] [verb] [be] a major | 13 |
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| 30 | [verb] [verb] [be] a major | 13 |
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