| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 823 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a series | 371 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 262 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 221 |
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| 5 | be [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 221 |
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| 6 | [be] [vb pp] by a [n mass] | 217 |
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| 7 | [be] [vb pp] as a [n mass] | 190 |
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| 8 | was [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 186 |
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| 9 | [is] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 148 |
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| 10 | is [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 147 |
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| 11 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a means | 123 |
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| 12 | [be] [vb pp] in a [n mass] | 115 |
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| 13 | been [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 94 |
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| 14 | [been] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 94 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 76 |
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| 16 | [be] [vb pp] [prep] a pair | 62 |
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| 17 | [am/are] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 60 |
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| 18 | are [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 59 |
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| 19 | [be] [vb pp] with a [n mass] | 58 |
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| 20 | [be] [vb pp] on a [n mass] | 45 |
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| 21 | [be] [vb pp] to a [n mass] | 41 |
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| 22 | [be] used [prep] a [n mass] | 40 |
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| 23 | being [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 38 |
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| 24 | [being] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 38 |
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| 25 | [be] [vb pp] into a [n mass] | 28 |
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| 26 | [be] seen [prep] a [n mass] | 27 |
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| 27 | [be] [vb pp] for a [n mass] | 26 |
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| 28 | [be] [vb pp] through a [n mass] | 24 |
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| 29 | [be] followed [prep] a [n mass] | 24 |
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| 30 | [be] based [prep] a [n mass] | 20 |
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