| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be the [adj] thing | 64 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 64 |
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| 3 | [verb] it [be] the [adj] thing | 53 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 33 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] thing | 31 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pers pn] was the [adj] thing | 28 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pers pn] [is] the [adj] thing | 27 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 27 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [adj -est] thing | 21 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] 's the [adj] thing | 20 |
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| 11 | think [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 19 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 13 | know [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 13 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the right thing | 12 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the right thing | 12 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the best thing | 11 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the good thing | 11 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 9 |
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| 19 | thought [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 20 | say [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 21 | know [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 22 | think [pers pn] [be] the [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the only thing | 7 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pers pn] is the [adj] thing | 7 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the only thing | 7 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the real thing | 6 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the same thing | 6 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the same thing | 6 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the real thing | 6 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] the [det] thing | 6 |
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