SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	be [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	1837
2	[be] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	1132
3	[is] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	723
4	is [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	682
5	[be] [adj] than the [noun sg]	598
6	[be] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	552
7	be [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	552
8	[be] [adj -er] [subord] the [noun sg]	535
9	[be] [adj] if the [noun sg]	378
10	[was/were] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	327
11	was [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	260
12	[be] [adj] when the [noun sg]	233
13	[be] [adj] because the [noun sg]	201
14	[be] [det] [subord] the [noun sg]	147
15	[am/are] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	141
16	are [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	129
17	[be] great [subord] the [noun sg]	108
18	[be] greater [subord] the [noun sg]	101
19	[be] less [subord] the [noun sg]	86
20	[be] less [subord] the [noun sg]	86
21	[be] [adj] whether the [noun sg]	83
22	[be] [adj] as the [noun sg]	83
23	[be] good [subord] the [noun sg]	78
24	[be] [adj] where the [noun sg]	71
25	[been] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	70
26	been [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	70
27	[be] better [subord] the [noun sg]	69
28	were [adj] [subord] the [noun sg]	67
29	[be] high [subord] the [noun sg]	60
30	[be] necessary [subord] the [noun sg]	56