| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 3749 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 3458 |
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| 3 | [be] [vb pp] [verb] a [noun sg] | 2400 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1307 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1114 |
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| 6 | [am/are] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 849 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 797 |
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| 8 | [is] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 750 |
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| 9 | [be] go [verb] a [noun sg] | 656 |
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| 10 | [be] going [verb] a [noun sg] | 650 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 648 |
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| 12 | be [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 648 |
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| 13 | is [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 638 |
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| 14 | are [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 448 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] have a [noun sg] | 331 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 317 |
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| 17 | [be] [verb] to have a [noun sg] | 311 |
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| 18 | been [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 305 |
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| 19 | [been] [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 305 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] make a [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] to make a [noun sg] | 232 |
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| 22 | [be] try [verb] a [noun sg] | 232 |
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| 23 | [be] ask [verb] a [noun sg] | 224 |
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| 24 | [be] trying [verb] a [noun sg] | 224 |
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| 25 | [be] asked [verb] a [noun sg] | 223 |
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| 26 | 're [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 222 |
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| 27 | [be] use [verb] a [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 28 | [be] used [verb] a [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 201 |
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| 30 | [be] expect [verb] a [noun sg] | 157 |
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