| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 564 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [art] | 359 |
|
| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [pron] [verb] [art] | 323 |
|
| 4 | [be] [verb] [pron] [verb] the | 323 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 188 |
|
| 6 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb past] [art] | 177 |
|
| 7 | [be] [verb] [pron] [verb] a | 177 |
|
| 8 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [art] | 167 |
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| 9 | [is] [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 154 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [Wh det] [verb] [art] | 149 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] which [verb] [art] | 144 |
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| 12 | [be] [verb] which [verb] [art] | 144 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 141 |
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| 14 | is [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 129 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb -s] [art] | 113 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb base] [art] | 108 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] [pron] [to-vb] [art] | 100 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] [pron] have [art] | 88 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] they [verb] [art] | 80 |
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| 20 | be [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 77 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 77 |
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| 22 | [am/are] [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 72 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] he [verb] [art] | 68 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] you [verb] [art] | 58 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] you [verb] [art] | 58 |
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| 26 | [been] [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 57 |
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| 27 | been [verb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 57 |
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| 28 | [be] [to-vb] [pron] [verb] [art] | 53 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] he [verb] [art] | 52 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] i [verb] [art] | 50 |
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