| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [pers pn] to be | 678 |
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| 2 | [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] be | 400 |
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| 3 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 302 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] me [prep] be | 278 |
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| 5 | [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] be | 232 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 188 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 153 |
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| 8 | seems [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 144 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 114 |
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| 10 | [verb] [prep] him [prep] be | 101 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] it [prep] be | 99 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 97 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] them [prep] be | 82 |
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| 14 | seemed [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 78 |
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| 15 | appear [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 73 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 67 |
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| 17 | arrange [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 63 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] her [prep] be | 46 |
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| 19 | ask [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 44 |
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| 20 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 43 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] us [prep] be | 41 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 37 |
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| 23 | seem [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 32 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] you [prep] be | 31 |
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| 25 | appears [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 26 |
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| 26 | arranged [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 25 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 22 |
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| 28 | appeared [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 22 |
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| 29 | [verb] by [pers pn] [prep] be | 21 |
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| 30 | asked [prep] [pers pn] [prep] be | 18 |
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