| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] what they be | 892 |
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| 2 | [prep] what they be | 497 |
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| 3 | [prep] what they be | 497 |
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| 4 | know what they be | 399 |
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| 5 | [vb infin] what they be | 306 |
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| 6 | [vb base] what they be | 222 |
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| 7 | [be] what they be | 206 |
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| 8 | be what they be | 206 |
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| 9 | [adv] what they be | 193 |
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| 10 | [conj] what they be | 175 |
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| 11 | know what they be | 171 |
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| 12 | [is] what they be | 148 |
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| 13 | [to-vb] what they be | 142 |
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| 14 | of what they be | 139 |
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| 15 | of what they be | 139 |
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| 16 | [adv] what they be | 128 |
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| 17 | [coord] what they be | 124 |
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| 18 | know what they be | 114 |
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| 19 | 's what they be | 107 |
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| 20 | [vb past] what they be | 100 |
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| 21 | for what they be | 90 |
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| 22 | for what they be | 90 |
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| 23 | and what they be | 89 |
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| 24 | and what they be | 89 |
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| 25 | [noun] what they be | 84 |
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| 26 | [pron] what they be | 75 |
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| 27 | about what they be | 65 |
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| 28 | about what they be | 65 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] what they be | 65 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] what they be | 62 |
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