| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be very | 919 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be very | 919 |
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| 3 | have [prep] be very | 228 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [prep] be very | 209 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] be very | 168 |
|
| 6 | [v-ing] [prep] be very | 161 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] be very | 140 |
|
| 8 | going [prep] be very | 138 |
|
| 9 | go [prep] be very | 138 |
|
| 10 | [vb -s] [prep] be very | 123 |
|
| 11 | seem [prep] be very | 111 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [prep] be very | 109 |
|
| 13 | have [prep] be very | 90 |
|
| 14 | tend [prep] be very | 59 |
|
| 15 | prove [prep] be very | 57 |
|
| 16 | have [prep] be very | 54 |
|
| 17 | appear [prep] be very | 52 |
|
| 18 | need [prep] be very | 52 |
|
| 19 | get [prep] be very | 46 |
|
| 20 | got [prep] be very | 42 |
|
| 21 | had [prep] be very | 39 |
|
| 22 | seems [prep] be very | 38 |
|
| 23 | tend [prep] be very | 36 |
|
| 24 | has [prep] be very | 30 |
|
| 25 | seem [prep] be very | 27 |
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| 26 | seem [prep] be very | 26 |
|
| 27 | seemed [prep] be very | 20 |
|
| 28 | need [prep] be very | 19 |
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| 29 | proved [prep] be very | 18 |
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| 30 | proved [prep] be very | 17 |
|
