| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [art] [noun sg] | 5953 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] be a [noun sg] | 3489 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] be the [noun sg] | 1710 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 1506 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 1374 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 1091 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 902 |
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| 8 | seem [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 894 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 664 |
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| 10 | have [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 606 |
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| 11 | [verb] [prep] be an [noun sg] | 553 |
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| 12 | appear [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 509 |
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| 13 | seems [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 463 |
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| 14 | go [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 460 |
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| 15 | going [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 455 |
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| 16 | want [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 409 |
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| 17 | [vb base] [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 371 |
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| 18 | appears [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 246 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] be [art] case | 239 |
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| 20 | seemed [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 234 |
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| 21 | prove [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 233 |
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| 22 | have [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 228 |
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| 23 | has [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 214 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] be no [noun sg] | 198 |
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| 25 | seem [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 26 | think [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 132 |
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| 27 | wanted [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 28 | appeared [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 29 | consider [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 30 | thought [prep] be [art] [noun sg] | 129 |
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