| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [pers pn] to be | 678 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 678 |
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| 3 | [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] be | 408 |
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| 4 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 302 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] me [prep] be | 282 |
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| 6 | [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] be | 233 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 192 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 156 |
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| 9 | seems [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 144 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 121 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] him [prep] be | 110 |
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| 12 | [verb] [prep] it [prep] be | 105 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 104 |
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| 14 | [verb] [prep] them [prep] be | 90 |
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| 15 | seemed [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 78 |
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| 16 | appear [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 73 |
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| 17 | [vb base] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 72 |
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| 18 | arrange [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 63 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] her [prep] be | 47 |
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| 20 | ask [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 44 |
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| 21 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 43 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] us [prep] be | 42 |
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| 23 | [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 39 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] you [prep] be | 33 |
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| 25 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 32 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] being | 29 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 26 |
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| 28 | appears [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 26 |
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| 29 | arranged [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 25 |
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| 30 | appeared [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 22 |
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