| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] it be the [adj -est] thing | 16 |
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| 2 | [verb] it [be] the [adj -est] thing | 16 |
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| 3 | [verb] it [is] the [adj -est] thing | 8 |
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| 4 | [verb] it [was/were] the [adj -est] thing | 8 |
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| 5 | [verb] it [be] the best thing | 8 |
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| 6 | [verb] it was the [adj -est] thing | 8 |
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| 7 | [vb base] it [be] the [adj -est] thing | 7 |
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| 8 | think it [be] the [adj -est] thing | 7 |
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| 9 | say it [be] the [adj -est] thing | 5 |
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| 10 | [vb past] it [be] the [adj -est] thing | 5 |
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| 11 | [verb] it 's the [adj -est] thing | 5 |
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