| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] [pers pn] be [pron] | 273 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] it be [pron] | 226 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] it be [pron] | 226 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be [pers pn] | 218 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [Wh det] [pron] be [pron] | 163 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pers pn] [pron] be [pron] | 150 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] [pron] was [pron] | 148 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] [pron] is [pron] | 120 |
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| 9 | [verb] what [pron] be [pron] | 119 |
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| 10 | [verb] what [pron] be [pron] | 119 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 96 |
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| 12 | tell [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 80 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 78 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 65 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] [pron] 's [pron] | 62 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be [indef pn] | 58 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be you | 56 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 56 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be you | 56 |
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| 20 | know [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 55 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be [pos pn] | 49 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] [Wh det] be [pron] | 44 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be i | 41 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [pron] [pron] be [pron] | 40 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] what be [pron] | 36 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pron] what be [pron] | 36 |
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| 27 | [verb] whatever [pron] be [pron] | 35 |
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| 28 | [verb] whatever [pron] be [pron] | 35 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] [pron] be i | 35 |
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| 30 | [verb] [Wh pn] [pron] be [pron] | 34 |
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