| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be a [noun] | 4021 |
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| 2 | [verb] [prep] [be] a [noun sg] | 3906 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 3870 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 3737 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] be a [noun] | 3737 |
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| 6 | [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 3640 |
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| 7 | [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 3640 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 981 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 788 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 665 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 664 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 604 |
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| 13 | seem [prep] [be] a [noun] | 427 |
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| 14 | have [prep] [be] a [noun] | 416 |
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| 15 | go [prep] [be] a [noun] | 361 |
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| 16 | going [prep] [be] a [noun] | 348 |
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| 17 | want [prep] [be] a [noun] | 330 |
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| 18 | [vb base] [prep] [be] a [noun] | 258 |
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| 19 | appear [prep] [be] a [noun] | 245 |
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| 20 | seems [prep] [be] a [noun] | 206 |
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| 21 | [verb] [prep] being a [noun] | 191 |
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| 22 | [verb] [prep] [being] a [noun] | 191 |
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| 23 | have [prep] [be] a [noun] | 154 |
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| 24 | [verb] [to] [be] a [noun] | 151 |
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| 25 | has [prep] [be] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] [be] a bit | 127 |
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| 27 | [verb] [prep] [be] a bit | 127 |
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| 28 | [verb] na [be] a [noun] | 126 |
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| 29 | [verb] na [be] a [noun] | 126 |
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| 30 | gon [prep] [be] a [noun] | 115 |
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