| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | to be on the [noun] | 346 |
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| 2 | [prep] be on the [noun sg] | 305 |
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| 3 | [prep] be on the [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 4 | [prep] be on the verge | 20 |
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| 5 | [prep] be on the verge | 20 |
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| 6 | [prep] be on the move | 14 |
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| 7 | [prep] be on the move | 14 |
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| 8 | [prep] be on the side | 10 |
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| 9 | [prep] be on the side | 10 |
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| 10 | [prep] be on the increase | 9 |
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| 11 | [prep] be on the increase | 9 |
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| 12 | [prep] be on the point | 8 |
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| 13 | [prep] be on the way | 8 |
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| 14 | [prep] be on the agenda | 8 |
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| 15 | [prep] be on the agenda | 8 |
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| 16 | [prep] be on the point | 8 |
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| 17 | [prep] be on the way | 8 |
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| 18 | [prep] be on the alert | 7 |
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| 19 | [prep] be on the look-out | 7 |
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| 20 | [prep] be on the lookout | 7 |
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| 21 | [prep] be on the premises | 7 |
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| 22 | [prep] be on the premise | 7 |
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| 23 | [prep] be on the alert | 7 |
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| 24 | [prep] be on the lookout | 7 |
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| 25 | [prep] be on the look-out | 7 |
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| 26 | [prep] be on the brink | 6 |
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| 27 | [prep] be on the basis | 6 |
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| 28 | [prep] be on the brink | 6 |
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| 29 | [prep] be on the basis | 6 |
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| 30 | [prep] be on the [noun prp] | 5 |
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