| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [vb infin] been a [adj] | 746 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] have [been] a [adj] | 738 |
|
| 3 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 661 |
|
| 4 | would [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 246 |
|
| 5 | must [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 202 |
|
| 6 | may [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 80 |
|
| 7 | could [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 77 |
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| 8 | might [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 70 |
|
| 9 | should [vb infin] [been] a [adj] | 58 |
|
| 10 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a good | 55 |
|
| 11 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a [adj -er] | 45 |
|
| 12 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a good | 33 |
|
| 13 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a great | 33 |
|
| 14 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a great | 28 |
|
| 15 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a [num] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a better | 22 |
|
| 17 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a big | 21 |
|
| 18 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a big | 19 |
|
| 19 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a different | 15 |
|
| 20 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a different | 15 |
|
| 21 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a terrible | 11 |
|
| 22 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a long | 11 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a long | 11 |
|
| 24 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a terrible | 11 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a fair | 10 |
|
| 26 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a major | 10 |
|
| 27 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a major | 10 |
|
| 28 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a [num ord] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a hundred | 9 |
|
| 30 | [vb mod] [vb infin] [been] a real | 9 |
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