| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] be | 900 |
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| 2 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [be] | 898 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] [verb] to [be] | 854 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] [verb] to [be] | 854 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] be | 840 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [be] | 840 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] [be] | 395 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] [be] | 343 |
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| 9 | the [noun pl] have [prep] [be] | 258 |
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| 10 | the [noun pl] seem [prep] [be] | 133 |
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| 11 | the [noun pl] had [prep] [be] | 121 |
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| 12 | the [noun pl] have [prep] [be] | 119 |
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| 13 | the [noun pl] appear [prep] [be] | 96 |
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| 14 | the [noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 81 |
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| 15 | the [noun pl] need [prep] [be] | 75 |
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| 16 | the [noun pl] seem [prep] [be] | 73 |
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| 17 | the [noun pl] need [prep] [be] | 56 |
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| 18 | the [noun pl] tend [prep] [be] | 55 |
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| 19 | the [noun pl] appear [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 20 | the [noun pl] [vb -s] [prep] [be] | 48 |
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| 21 | the [noun pl] seemed [prep] [be] | 46 |
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| 22 | the [noun pl] tend [prep] [be] | 33 |
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| 23 | the [noun pl] appeared [prep] [be] | 32 |
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| 24 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] being | 23 |
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| 25 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [being] | 23 |
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| 26 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] are | 22 |
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| 27 | the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [am/are] | 22 |
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| 28 | the [noun pl] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 18 |
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| 29 | the [noun pl] tended [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 30 | the [noun pl] come [prep] [be] | 16 |
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