| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [noun prp] be | 3606 |
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| 2 | [verb] [noun prp] [was/were] | 1776 |
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| 3 | [verb] [noun prp] was | 1611 |
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| 4 | [verb] [noun prp] [is] | 1500 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [noun prp] [be] | 1059 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [noun prp] [be] | 1054 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [noun prp] is | 904 |
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| 8 | [verb] [noun prp] 's | 595 |
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| 9 | think [noun prp] [be] | 559 |
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| 10 | say [noun prp] [be] | 446 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [noun prp] [be] | 358 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [noun prp] [be] | 342 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [noun prp] [be] | 320 |
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| 14 | know [noun prp] [be] | 246 |
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| 15 | [vb pp] [noun prp] [be] | 242 |
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| 16 | think [noun prp] [be] | 236 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] [noun prp] [be] | 233 |
|
| 18 | said [noun prp] [be] | 214 |
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| 19 | thought [noun prp] [be] | 172 |
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| 20 | [verb] [noun prp] were | 164 |
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| 21 | [verb] [noun prp] are | 145 |
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| 22 | [verb] [noun prp] [am/are] | 145 |
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| 23 | says [noun prp] [be] | 98 |
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| 24 | believe [noun prp] [be] | 97 |
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| 25 | have [noun prp] [be] | 95 |
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| 26 | mean [noun prp] [be] | 94 |
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| 27 | know [noun prp] [be] | 92 |
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| 28 | think [noun prp] [be] | 92 |
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| 29 | knew [noun prp] [be] | 89 |
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| 30 | [verb] [noun prp] [been] | 84 |
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