| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 989 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] be the [adj] | 988 |
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| 3 | [verb] it [be] the [adj] | 585 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 464 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] [is] the [adj] | 420 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 409 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pers pn] was the [adj] | 359 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 342 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 282 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] 's the [adj] | 273 |
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| 11 | think [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 258 |
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| 12 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj -est] | 230 |
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| 13 | say [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 210 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [num ord] | 154 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pers pn] is the [adj] | 146 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] [am/are] the [adj] | 145 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 144 |
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| 18 | think [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 132 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the good | 124 |
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| 20 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the only | 119 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the only | 119 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the best | 114 |
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| 23 | [vb -s] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 108 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [det] | 97 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the first | 94 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the first | 94 |
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| 27 | [verb] he [be] the [adj] | 92 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the same | 90 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the same | 90 |
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| 30 | said [pers pn] [be] the [adj] | 88 |
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