| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [vb mod] be [verb] | 534 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] | 338 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] be [v-ing] | 254 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] would be [verb] | 203 |
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| 5 | [vb past] he [vb mod] be [verb] | 140 |
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| 6 | [vb past] he [vb mod] be [verb] | 140 |
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| 7 | thought [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 132 |
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| 8 | said [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 127 |
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| 9 | [vb past] it [vb mod] be [verb] | 120 |
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| 10 | [vb past] it [vb mod] be [verb] | 120 |
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| 11 | [vb past] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 85 |
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| 12 | [vb past] they [vb mod] be [verb] | 84 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pron] should be [verb] | 75 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [pron] could be [verb] | 73 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [pron] 'd be [verb] | 72 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pron] might be [verb] | 71 |
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| 17 | [vb past] i [vb mod] be [verb] | 70 |
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| 18 | [vb past] i [vb mod] be [verb] | 70 |
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| 19 | knew [pron] [vb mod] be [verb] | 66 |
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| 20 | [vb past] she [vb mod] be [verb] | 54 |
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| 21 | [vb past] she [vb mod] be [verb] | 52 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pron] must be [verb] | 50 |
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| 23 | [vb past] you [vb mod] be [verb] | 45 |
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| 24 | [vb past] you [vb mod] be [verb] | 45 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [Wh det] [vb mod] be [verb] | 43 |
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| 26 | [vb past] what [vb mod] be [verb] | 40 |
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| 27 | [vb past] what [vb mod] be [verb] | 40 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] be do | 33 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] be go | 27 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] be done | 24 |
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