| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] be | 905 |
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| 2 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 765 |
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| 3 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [is] | 490 |
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| 4 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] is | 477 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 343 |
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| 6 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] | 257 |
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| 7 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] was | 215 |
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| 8 | [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 184 |
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| 9 | [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 143 |
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| 10 | have a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 106 |
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| 11 | [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 103 |
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| 12 | [vb base] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 98 |
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| 13 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [am/are] | 96 |
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| 14 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] are | 95 |
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| 15 | [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 75 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 54 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 51 |
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| 18 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [being] | 47 |
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| 19 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] being | 47 |
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| 20 | [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] were | 42 |
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| 21 | [verb] a new [noun sg] [be] | 41 |
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| 22 | make a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 33 |
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| 23 | [verb] a good [noun sg] [be] | 32 |
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| 24 | think a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 28 |
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| 25 | say a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 26 |
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| 26 | having a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 23 |
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| 27 | had a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 23 |
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| 28 | get a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 22 |
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| 29 | maintain a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 20 |
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| 30 | become a [adj] [noun sg] [be] | 18 |
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