| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] a tendency [to-vb] | 187 |
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| 2 | have a tendency [to-vb] | 152 |
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| 3 | be a tendency [to-vb] | 131 |
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| 4 | [be] a tendency [to-vb] | 131 |
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| 5 | [vb base] a tendency [to-vb] | 73 |
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| 6 | [is] a tendency [to-vb] | 70 |
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| 7 | have a tendency [to-vb] | 69 |
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| 8 | is a tendency [to-vb] | 61 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] a tendency [to-vb] | 48 |
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| 10 | has a tendency [to-vb] | 39 |
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| 11 | [conj] a tendency [to-vb] | 36 |
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| 12 | [prep] a tendency [to-vb] | 35 |
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| 13 | [vb past] a tendency [to-vb] | 35 |
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| 14 | [prep] a tendency [to-vb] | 35 |
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| 15 | [coord] a tendency [to-vb] | 30 |
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| 16 | been a tendency [to-vb] | 27 |
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| 17 | [been] a tendency [to-vb] | 27 |
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| 18 | and a tendency [to-vb] | 26 |
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| 19 | had a tendency [to-vb] | 26 |
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| 20 | and a tendency [to-vb] | 26 |
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| 21 | [adv] a tendency [to-vb] | 25 |
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| 22 | [adv] a tendency [to-vb] | 23 |
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| 23 | was a tendency [to-vb] | 19 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a tendency [to-vb] | 19 |
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| 25 | [be] a tendency [to-vb] | 14 |
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| 26 | be a tendency [to-vb] | 14 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] a tendency [to-vb] | 14 |
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| 28 | have a tendency [to-vb] | 10 |
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| 29 | with a tendency [to-vb] | 10 |
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| 30 | with a tendency [to-vb] | 10 |
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