| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 646 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 174 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 159 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 127 |
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| 5 | [adj] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 125 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 119 |
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| 7 | [be] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 117 |
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| 8 | be [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 117 |
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| 9 | [adj] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 115 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 114 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 112 |
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| 12 | have [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 111 |
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| 13 | seem [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 108 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 95 |
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| 15 | [adv] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 79 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 78 |
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| 17 | likely [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 18 | likely [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 19 | need [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 60 |
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| 20 | appear [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 49 |
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| 22 | [adv] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 45 |
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| 23 | [pron] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
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| 24 | was [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 25 | seems [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 26 | were [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 28 | tend [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 29 | seemed [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 30 | had [prep] be [adv] [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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