| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] be a | 140 |
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| 2 | and [verb] [pers pn] [be] a | 100 |
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| 3 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a | 70 |
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| 4 | [coord] [verb] it [be] a | 66 |
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| 5 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] was a | 61 |
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| 6 | [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] [be] a | 53 |
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| 7 | [coord] [vb base] [pers pn] [be] a | 44 |
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| 8 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [is] a | 42 |
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| 9 | [coord] say [pers pn] [be] a | 32 |
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| 10 | but [verb] [pers pn] [be] a | 30 |
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| 11 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] is a | 24 |
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| 12 | [coord] [v-ing] [pers pn] [be] a | 22 |
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| 13 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [am/are] a | 20 |
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| 14 | [coord] [verb] he [be] a | 20 |
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| 15 | [coord] said [pers pn] [be] a | 19 |
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| 16 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] 's a | 18 |
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| 17 | [coord] [vb -s] [pers pn] [be] a | 16 |
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| 18 | [coord] [verb] you [be] a | 16 |
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| 19 | [coord] think [pers pn] [be] a | 14 |
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| 20 | or [verb] [pers pn] [be] a | 10 |
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| 21 | [coord] [verb] she [be] a | 9 |
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| 22 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] were a | 9 |
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| 23 | [coord] [verb] i [be] a | 9 |
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| 24 | [coord] [verb] them [be] a | 8 |
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| 25 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] are a | 8 |
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| 26 | [coord] pretend [pers pn] [be] a | 7 |
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| 27 | [coord] say [pers pn] [be] a | 7 |
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| 28 | [coord] thought [pers pn] [be] a | 7 |
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| 29 | [coord] [verb] [pers pn] [been] a | 6 |
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| 30 | [coord] have [pers pn] [be] a | 6 |
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