| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [n mass] [verb] be | 2122 |
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| 2 | [n mass] have [be] | 1819 |
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| 3 | [n mass] [verb] been | 1813 |
|
| 4 | [n mass] [verb] [been] | 1813 |
|
| 5 | people [verb] [be] | 948 |
|
| 6 | [n mass] [vb base] [be] | 943 |
|
| 7 | [n mass] have [be] | 843 |
|
| 8 | [n mass] [vb past] [be] | 614 |
|
| 9 | [n mass] had [be] | 551 |
|
| 10 | [n mass] [vb -s] [be] | 416 |
|
| 11 | [n mass] has [be] | 405 |
|
| 12 | staff [verb] [be] | 157 |
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| 13 | data [verb] [be] | 119 |
|
| 14 | [n mass] [verb] [is] | 105 |
|
| 15 | [n mass] [verb] is | 98 |
|
| 16 | [n mass] [verb] [was/were] | 94 |
|
| 17 | [n mass] [verb] are | 94 |
|
| 18 | [n mass] [verb] [am/are] | 94 |
|
| 19 | species [verb] [be] | 88 |
|
| 20 | [n mass] [vb pp] [be] | 80 |
|
| 21 | aircraft [verb] [be] | 55 |
|
| 22 | works [verb] [be] | 50 |
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| 23 | [n mass] [verb] was | 48 |
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| 24 | [n mass] [verb] were | 46 |
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| 25 | fish [verb] [be] | 43 |
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| 26 | sales [verb] [be] | 41 |
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| 27 | [n mass] [to-vb] [be] | 34 |
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| 28 | [n mass] [v-ing] [be] | 31 |
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| 29 | media [verb] [be] | 28 |
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| 30 | series [verb] [be] | 26 |
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