| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] be | 66197 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] | 28172 |
|
| 3 | [verb] it [be] | 26423 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [pers pn] [be] | 24852 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] was | 22366 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [pers pn] [is] | 21132 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] | 17887 |
|
| 8 | think [pers pn] [be] | 17575 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] 's | 14186 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] [am/are] | 14089 |
|
| 11 | say [pers pn] [be] | 11924 |
|
| 12 | [verb] he [be] | 9313 |
|
| 13 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [be] | 8601 |
|
| 14 | think [pers pn] [be] | 8553 |
|
| 15 | [verb] i [be] | 7187 |
|
| 16 | [verb] you [be] | 7029 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [pers pn] is | 6919 |
|
| 18 | know [pers pn] [be] | 6919 |
|
| 19 | [verb] they [be] | 6467 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [pers pn] 're | 6326 |
|
| 21 | [vb -s] [pers pn] [be] | 5978 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pers pn] were | 5802 |
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| 23 | said [pers pn] [be] | 5176 |
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| 24 | [verb] she [be] | 4714 |
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| 25 | thought [pers pn] [be] | 4318 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pers pn] are | 3594 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pers pn] 'm | 3403 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [pers pn] [be] | 3306 |
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| 29 | know [pers pn] [be] | 3270 |
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| 30 | think [pers pn] [be] | 3252 |
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