| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] the best | 366 |
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| 2 | [prep] the best | 365 |
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| 3 | [verb] the best | 277 |
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| 4 | of the best | 230 |
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| 5 | of the best | 230 |
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| 6 | [be] the best | 210 |
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| 7 | be the best | 210 |
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| 8 | [adv] the best | 133 |
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| 9 | [adv] the best | 123 |
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| 10 | get the best | 116 |
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| 11 | [to-vb] the best | 96 |
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| 12 | [is] the best | 87 |
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| 13 | is the best | 70 |
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| 14 | to get the best | 64 |
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| 15 | [conj] the best | 62 |
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| 16 | [was/were] the best | 54 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] the best | 44 |
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| 18 | was the best | 43 |
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| 19 | [coord] the best | 41 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] the best | 38 |
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| 21 | for the best | 37 |
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| 22 | for the best | 37 |
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| 23 | probably the best | 36 |
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| 24 | probably the best | 36 |
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| 25 | be the best | 35 |
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| 26 | [be] the best | 35 |
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| 27 | [vb base] the best | 33 |
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| 28 | [noun] the best | 31 |
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| 29 | perhaps the best | 26 |
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| 30 | perhaps the best | 26 |
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