| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] to be [adj] [noun] | 364 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 229 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] [noun sg] | 217 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] [noun pl] | 133 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] be [det] [noun] | 92 |
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| 6 | seemed [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 83 |
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| 7 | had [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 72 |
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| 8 | appeared [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [prep] be some [noun] | 45 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [prep] be some [noun] | 45 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [prep] be [num] [noun] | 29 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [prep] be little [noun] | 21 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [prep] be little [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | proved [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 15 | tended [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 16 | wanted [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [prep] be another [noun] | 12 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [prep] be another [noun] | 12 |
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| 19 | believed [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] time | 10 |
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| 21 | claimed [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] kind | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [prep] be more [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [prep] be more [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj -er] [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | happened [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [prep] be [adj] kind | 7 |
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| 29 | took [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | continued [prep] be [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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