| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] be [adv] surprising that | 265 |
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| 2 | it [be] [adv] surprising that | 265 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [is] [adv] surprising that | 222 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [be] hardly surprising that | 206 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] is [adv] surprising that | 199 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] was [adv] surprising that | 43 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] surprising that | 43 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [be] perhaps surprising that | 25 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] 's [adv] surprising that | 23 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [be] scarcely surprising that | 14 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [be] rather surprising that | 5 |
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