| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be a [adj] thing | 1360 |
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| 2 | [be] a [adj] thing | 1360 |
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| 3 | [is] a [adj] thing | 810 |
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| 4 | 's a [adj] thing | 435 |
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| 5 | [adv] a [adj] thing | 421 |
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| 6 | is a [adj] thing | 375 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a [adj] thing | 286 |
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| 8 | was a [adj] thing | 284 |
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| 9 | [verb] a [adj] thing | 269 |
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| 10 | [adv] a [adj] thing | 266 |
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| 11 | [prep] a [adj] thing | 250 |
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| 12 | [prep] a [adj] thing | 250 |
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| 13 | [be] a [adj] thing | 200 |
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| 14 | be a [adj] thing | 200 |
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| 15 | [not/n't] a [adj] thing | 148 |
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| 16 | not a [adj] thing | 148 |
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| 17 | [adj] a [adj] thing | 142 |
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| 18 | [det] a [adj] thing | 136 |
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| 19 | not a [adj] thing | 121 |
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| 20 | [pron] a [adj] thing | 113 |
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| 21 | such a [adj] thing | 108 |
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| 22 | such a [adj] thing | 108 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] a [adj] thing | 83 |
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| 24 | what a [adj] thing | 83 |
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| 25 | what a [adj] thing | 83 |
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| 26 | of a [adj] thing | 82 |
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| 27 | of a [adj] thing | 82 |
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| 28 | do a [adj] thing | 73 |
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| 29 | [conj] a [adj] thing | 73 |
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| 30 | quite a [adj] thing | 67 |
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