| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 639 |
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| 2 | [is] [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 376 |
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| 3 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [to-vb] | 332 |
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| 4 | is [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 267 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 210 |
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| 6 | was [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 202 |
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| 7 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [vb pp] | 131 |
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| 8 | 's [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 109 |
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| 9 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [v-ing] | 107 |
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| 10 | [be] also a [noun sg] [verb] | 84 |
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| 11 | [be] always a [noun sg] [verb] | 65 |
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| 12 | [be] just a [noun sg] [verb] | 64 |
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| 13 | [be] quite a [noun sg] [verb] | 52 |
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| 14 | [be] still a [noun sg] [verb] | 50 |
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| 15 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [vb past] | 40 |
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| 16 | [am/are] [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] | 27 |
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| 17 | [be] [adv] a need [verb] | 26 |
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| 18 | [be] [adv] a bit [verb] | 25 |
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| 19 | [be] [adv] a lot [verb] | 24 |
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| 20 | [be] only a [noun sg] [verb] | 24 |
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| 21 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] [vb base] | 23 |
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| 22 | [be] simply a [noun sg] [verb] | 23 |
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| 23 | [be] [adv] a pleasure [verb] | 23 |
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| 24 | [be] now a [noun sg] [verb] | 20 |
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| 25 | [be] merely a [noun sg] [verb] | 19 |
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| 26 | [be] [adv] a [noun sg] go | 19 |
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| 27 | [be] [adv] a tendency [verb] | 17 |
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| 28 | [be] often a [noun sg] [verb] | 16 |
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| 29 | [be] [adv] a mistake [verb] | 15 |
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| 30 | [be] [adv] a way [verb] | 15 |
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