| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | be [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 1184 |
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| 2 | [be] [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] | 1113 |
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| 3 | [be] [prep] a [noun sg] [noun] | 1047 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 453 |
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| 5 | was [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 364 |
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| 6 | [is] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 336 |
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| 7 | [be] in a [noun] [noun] | 317 |
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| 8 | [be] on a [noun] [noun] | 273 |
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| 9 | is [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 222 |
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| 10 | [be] like a [noun] [noun] | 211 |
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| 11 | be [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 130 |
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| 12 | [be] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 130 |
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| 13 | [am/are] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 128 |
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| 14 | 's [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 114 |
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| 15 | been [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 104 |
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| 16 | [been] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 104 |
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| 17 | were [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 89 |
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| 18 | [be] [prep] a [noun prp] [noun] | 78 |
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| 19 | are [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 77 |
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| 20 | [be] at a [noun] [noun] | 65 |
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| 21 | [be] for a [noun] [noun] | 53 |
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| 22 | [be] [prep] a [noun] [noun prp] | 40 |
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| 23 | 're [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 36 |
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| 24 | [be] [prep] a [noun] course | 35 |
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| 25 | [be] [prep] a [noun] course | 35 |
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| 26 | [be] of a [noun] [noun] | 34 |
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| 27 | being [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 33 |
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| 28 | [being] [prep] a [noun] [noun] | 33 |
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| 29 | [be] as a [noun] [noun] | 32 |
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| 30 | [be] from a [noun] [noun] | 30 |
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