| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be [prep] | 4611 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [prep] | 3665 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 2015 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] [be] in | 1666 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] was [prep] | 1595 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] [is] [prep] | 1534 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [pron] [be] [prep] | 1502 |
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| 8 | [verb] it [be] [prep] | 1220 |
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| 9 | [verb] it [be] [prep] | 1218 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] [be] [prep] | 1156 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] 's [prep] | 917 |
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| 12 | think [pron] [be] [prep] | 886 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pron] [am/are] [prep] | 746 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [pron] [be] [prep] | 709 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] [be] on | 655 |
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| 16 | [verb] [Wh det] [be] [prep] | 639 |
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| 17 | [verb] he [be] [prep] | 620 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pron] is [prep] | 617 |
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| 19 | [verb] he [be] [prep] | 593 |
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| 20 | know [pron] [be] [prep] | 591 |
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| 21 | [verb] what [be] [prep] | 576 |
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| 22 | [verb] what [be] [prep] | 576 |
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| 23 | say [pron] [be] [prep] | 563 |
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| 24 | [verb] you [be] [prep] | 499 |
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| 25 | [verb] you [be] [prep] | 499 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pron] were [prep] | 420 |
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| 27 | think [pron] [be] [prep] | 418 |
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| 28 | [verb] i [be] [prep] | 416 |
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| 29 | [verb] they [be] [prep] | 411 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] [pron] [be] [prep] | 398 |
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