| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 227 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] | 158 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] the [noun sg] | 155 |
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| 4 | [am/are] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 6 | [is] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 7 | [be] [verb] [Wh det] the [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 8 | [be] give [pron] the [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 9 | [be] tell [pron] the [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] you the [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] you the [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] what the [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] what the [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 15 | [be] giving [pron] the [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 16 | is [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 17 | [be] [to-vb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 18 | [be] telling [pron] the [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] [pron] the truth | 33 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] him the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] he the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] i the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] me the [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 24 | 're [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 25 | be [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 27 | [be] [vb pp] [pron] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] she the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] her the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 30 | are [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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