| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] be the [adj] | 299 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] be the [adj] | 281 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] was the [adj] | 232 |
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| 4 | [vb past] it be the [adj] | 169 |
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| 5 | [vb past] it be the [adj] | 169 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pron] be the [adj] | 136 |
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| 7 | said [pron] be the [adj] | 89 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pron] be the [adj -est] | 77 |
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| 9 | thought [pron] be the [adj] | 57 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] be the [num ord] | 50 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pron] be the good | 35 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pron] were the [adj] | 33 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pron] be the best | 32 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [pron] be the only | 32 |
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| 15 | [vb past] he be the [adj] | 32 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [pron] be the only | 32 |
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| 17 | [vb past] i be the [adj] | 31 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pron] be the first | 30 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pron] be the first | 30 |
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| 20 | [vb past] i be the [adj] | 27 |
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| 21 | [vb past] he be the [adj] | 26 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pron] be the [det] | 24 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pron] be the same | 20 |
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| 24 | [vb past] they be the [adj] | 20 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pron] be the same | 20 |
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| 26 | [vb past] they be the [adj] | 19 |
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| 27 | knew [pron] be the [adj] | 17 |
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| 28 | [vb past] she be the [adj] | 14 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pron] 's the [adj] | 14 |
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| 30 | felt [pron] be the [adj] | 13 |
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