| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 1025 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [to-vb] be [verb] | 904 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [verb] be [verb] | 886 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] have be [verb] | 859 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] [verb] been [verb] | 858 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] [verb] be [vb pp] | 835 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] to have be [verb] | 741 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 384 |
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| 9 | [is] [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 252 |
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| 10 | is [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 239 |
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| 11 | [am/are] [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 229 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 194 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 190 |
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| 14 | [be] say [verb] be [verb] | 163 |
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| 15 | [be] said [verb] be [verb] | 163 |
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| 16 | are [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 155 |
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| 17 | [be] report [verb] be [verb] | 145 |
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| 18 | [be] reported [verb] be [verb] | 145 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] be [verb] | 138 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] do be [verb] | 130 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] to do be [verb] | 129 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] [verb] is [verb] | 119 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 110 |
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| 24 | be [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 110 |
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| 25 | [be] thought [verb] be [verb] | 89 |
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| 26 | [be] think [verb] be [verb] | 89 |
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| 27 | [be] believe [verb] be [verb] | 88 |
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| 28 | [be] believed [verb] be [verb] | 88 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [verb] be [to-vb] | 75 |
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| 30 | [be] trying [verb] be [verb] | 71 |
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