| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] be | 781 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [verb] to be | 779 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [verb] to be | 779 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [vb pp] [prep] be | 643 |
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| 5 | had [verb] [prep] be | 591 |
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| 6 | [vb past] seem [prep] be | 72 |
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| 7 | [vb past] cease [prep] be | 66 |
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| 8 | [vb past] ceased [prep] be | 65 |
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| 9 | did [verb] [prep] be | 65 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [vb infin] [prep] be | 63 |
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| 11 | [vb past] have [prep] be | 62 |
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| 12 | [vb past] come [prep] be | 52 |
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| 13 | [vb past] prove [prep] be | 51 |
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| 14 | [vb past] come [prep] be | 50 |
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| 15 | 'd [verb] [prep] be | 47 |
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| 16 | [vb past] proved [prep] be | 46 |
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| 17 | [vb past] want [prep] be | 44 |
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| 18 | [vb past] had [prep] be | 43 |
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| 19 | [vb past] seemed [prep] be | 40 |
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| 20 | [vb past] get [prep] be | 34 |
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| 21 | [vb past] expect [prep] be | 33 |
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| 22 | [vb past] got [prep] be | 32 |
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| 23 | [vb past] wanted [prep] be | 31 |
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| 24 | [vb past] expected [prep] be | 31 |
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| 25 | [vb past] appear [prep] be | 30 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [vb past] [prep] be | 28 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] be | 27 |
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| 28 | [vb past] seem [prep] be | 23 |
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| 29 | [vb past] hope [prep] be | 23 |
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| 30 | [vb past] hoped [prep] be | 23 |
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