| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [verb] be | 2846 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] [verb] [is] | 1769 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [verb] is | 1755 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [to-vb] [be] | 1735 |
|
| 5 | have [verb] [be] | 855 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] do [be] | 785 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [vb pp] [be] | 745 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] have [be] | 736 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] [verb] been | 714 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] [verb] [been] | 714 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] to do [be] | 670 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] to have [be] | 571 |
|
| 13 | seem [verb] [be] | 354 |
|
| 14 | 've [verb] [be] | 349 |
|
| 15 | want [verb] [be] | 280 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] [verb] [am/are] | 241 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] [verb] are | 236 |
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| 18 | need [verb] [be] | 208 |
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| 19 | appear [verb] [be] | 186 |
|
| 20 | do [verb] [be] | 152 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [vb infin] [be] | 151 |
|
| 22 | [vb base] know [be] | 138 |
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| 23 | [vb base] get [be] | 133 |
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| 24 | [vb base] got [be] | 132 |
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| 25 | [vb base] done [be] | 111 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [vb -s] [be] | 97 |
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| 27 | [vb base] has [be] | 93 |
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| 28 | [vb base] to know [be] | 82 |
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| 29 | [vb base] say [be] | 76 |
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| 30 | [vb base] [verb] [was/were] | 72 |
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