| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 723 |
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| 2 | [is] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 349 |
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| 3 | [be] [indef pn] in the [noun sg] | 315 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 261 |
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| 5 | was [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 251 |
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| 6 | [be] nothing [prep] the [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 7 | [be] something [prep] the [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 8 | is [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 178 |
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| 9 | 's [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 171 |
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| 10 | [be] one [prep] the [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 11 | [be] [indef pn] of the [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 12 | be [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 13 | [be] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 14 | [be] [indef pn] about the [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 15 | [be] [indef pn] on the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 16 | [be] none [prep] the [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 17 | [be] [indef pn] at the [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 18 | [be] someone [prep] the [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 19 | [be] [indef pn] like the [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 20 | [be] [indef pn] [prep] the way | 35 |
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| 21 | [be] anything [prep] the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 22 | [be] [indef pn] for the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 23 | [be] [indef pn] [prep] the world | 21 |
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| 24 | [be] nobody [prep] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 25 | [be] [indef pn] [prep] the sort | 19 |
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| 26 | [am/are] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 27 | [be] [indef pn] [prep] the back | 17 |
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| 28 | [be] [indef pn] to the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 29 | [been] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 30 | [be] anyone [prep] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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