| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb mod] be [adv] a [noun] | 223 |
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| 2 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a [noun sg] | 218 |
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| 3 | [vb mod] [be] quite a [noun] | 51 |
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| 4 | may [be] [adv] a [noun] | 48 |
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| 5 | [vb mod] [be] only a [noun] | 39 |
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| 6 | will [be] [adv] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 7 | can [be] [adv] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 8 | could [be] [adv] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 9 | would [be] [adv] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 10 | [vb mod] [be] just a [noun] | 25 |
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| 11 | must [be] [adv] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 12 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a matter | 21 |
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| 13 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a matter | 21 |
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| 14 | [vb mod] [be] either a [noun] | 19 |
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| 15 | should [be] [adv] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 16 | might [be] [adv] a [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a bit | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a bit | 10 |
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| 19 | [vb mod] [be] more a [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [vb mod] [be] simply a [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | [vb mod] [be] both a [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | 'll [be] [adv] a [noun] | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a lot | 7 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a lot | 7 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a week | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a week | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a year | 6 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a part | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb mod] [be] merely a [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | [vb mod] [be] [adv] a part | 6 |
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