| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun prp] be the [adj] [noun sg] | 2095 |
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| 2 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1373 |
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| 3 | [noun prp] [is] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1036 |
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| 4 | [noun prp] is the [adj] [noun sg] | 984 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 956 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] was the [adj] [noun sg] | 906 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [be] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 328 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 315 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [be] the only [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [be] the only [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [be] the first [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [be] the first [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] [be] the good [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] [be] the best [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] [am/are] the [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] are the [adj] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj] person | 63 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj] man | 55 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] 's the [adj] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] [be] the last [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 21 | [noun prp] [be] the last [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 22 | [noun prp] were the [adj] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 23 | [noun prp] [be] the big [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 24 | [noun prp] [be] the main [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [be] the main [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 26 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj] country | 43 |
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| 27 | britain [be] the [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 28 | [noun prp] [be] the biggest [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 29 | [noun prp] [be] the large [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 30 | [noun prp] [be] the [adj] day | 35 |
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