| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] | 2015 |
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| 2 | [verb] to [be] the [adj] | 1924 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj] | 1905 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 1905 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 1095 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 670 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj -est] | 418 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 382 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 367 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] [be] the [num ord] | 337 |
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| 11 | seem [prep] [be] the [adj] | 255 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] [be] the first | 216 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] [be] the first | 216 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 195 |
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| 15 | [vb base] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 192 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 184 |
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| 17 | appear [prep] [be] the [adj] | 146 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] [be] the good | 132 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] [be] the only | 127 |
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| 20 | [verb] [prep] [be] the only | 127 |
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| 21 | go [prep] [be] the [adj] | 125 |
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| 22 | going [prep] [be] the [adj] | 122 |
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| 23 | [verb] [prep] [be] the best | 121 |
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| 24 | seems [prep] [be] the [adj] | 118 |
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| 25 | believe [prep] [be] the [adj] | 108 |
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| 26 | have [prep] [be] the [adj] | 108 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] [be] the [det] | 107 |
|
| 28 | consider [prep] [be] the [adj] | 102 |
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| 29 | [verb] [prep] [be] the same | 98 |
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| 30 | [verb] [prep] [be] the same | 98 |
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