| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 455 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [vb pp] [prep] | 352 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 215 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 194 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 176 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 143 |
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| 7 | [verb] it be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 125 |
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| 8 | [verb] it be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 125 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [verb] to | 125 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pron] is [adv] [verb] [prep] | 123 |
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| 11 | [verb] [Wh det] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 110 |
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| 12 | [verb] he be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 93 |
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| 13 | [verb] he be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 92 |
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| 14 | think [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 90 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [verb] by | 89 |
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| 16 | say [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 88 |
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| 17 | [verb] they be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 79 |
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| 18 | [verb] what be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 77 |
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| 19 | [verb] what be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 77 |
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| 20 | [vb -s] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 72 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 71 |
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| 22 | [verb] they be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 66 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pron] are [adv] [verb] [prep] | 62 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [verb] in | 61 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] 's [adv] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 26 | [to-vb] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 57 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] be [adv] [verb] with | 57 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] be still [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 29 | [v-ing] [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 54 |
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| 30 | think [pron] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 53 |
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