| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj] | 1192 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 989 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [be] the [adj] | 585 |
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| 4 | [verb] it [be] the [adj] | 585 |
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| 5 | [verb] it [be] the [adj] | 585 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] [is] the [adj] | 524 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] | 471 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] was the [adj] | 407 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pron] [be] the [adj] | 383 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] [be] the [adj] | 300 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] 's the [adj] | 292 |
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| 12 | [verb] [pron] [be] the [adj -est] | 277 |
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| 13 | think [pron] [be] the [adj] | 264 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pron] is the [adj] | 231 |
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| 15 | say [pron] [be] the [adj] | 218 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pron] [am/are] the [adj] | 182 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pron] [be] the [adj] | 181 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pron] [be] the [num ord] | 170 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pron] [be] the good | 150 |
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| 20 | [verb] [Wh det] [be] the [adj] | 149 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] [be] the best | 136 |
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| 22 | think [pron] [be] the [adj] | 134 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pron] [be] the only | 121 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pron] [be] the only | 121 |
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| 25 | [vb -s] [pron] [be] the [adj] | 120 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pron] [be] the [det] | 105 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] [be] the first | 105 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] [be] the first | 105 |
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| 29 | [verb] he [be] the [adj] | 104 |
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| 30 | know [pron] [be] the [adj] | 101 |
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