| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 622 |
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| 2 | [verb] it be the [adj] [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 3 | [verb] it be the [adj] [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 387 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] was the [adj] [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 244 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] 's the [adj] [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 10 | think [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] is the [adj] [noun sg] | 154 |
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| 12 | say [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 134 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pron] be the [num ord] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] be the good [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 16 | [verb] [Wh det] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pron] be the best [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 18 | think [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 20 | [verb] [pron] be the [adj] thing | 73 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] be the first [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] be the first [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 23 | [verb] he be the [adj] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pron] be the only [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] be the only [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 26 | know [pron] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 27 | [verb] he be the [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 28 | [verb] what be the [adj] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 29 | [verb] what be the [adj] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 30 | [verb] i be the [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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