| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 182 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [to-vb] the [num ord] | 168 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [verb] the [num ord] | 127 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] [verb] the first | 83 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 69 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] the [num ord] | 51 |
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| 7 | [is] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 51 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 47 |
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| 9 | is [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 46 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [verb] the next | 44 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] become the [num ord] | 25 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] to become the [num ord] | 24 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 22 |
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| 14 | be [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 21 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 21 |
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| 16 | [been] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 20 |
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| 17 | been [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 20 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] [verb] the last | 19 |
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| 19 | [am/are] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 16 |
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| 20 | [be] expect [verb] the [num ord] | 12 |
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| 21 | are [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 12 |
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| 22 | [be] going [verb] the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] [verb] the second | 11 |
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| 24 | [be] expected [verb] the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 25 | [be] go [verb] the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 26 | [be] ask [verb] the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 27 | [be] asked [verb] the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 28 | [be] use [verb] the [num ord] | 10 |
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| 29 | [be] used [verb] the [num ord] | 10 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] [v-ing] the [num ord] | 9 |
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