| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [verb] is | 1755 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [to-vb] be | 1734 |
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| 3 | have [verb] be | 855 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] do be | 785 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [vb pp] be | 743 |
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| 6 | [vb base] have be | 736 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [verb] been | 714 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] to do be | 670 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] to have be | 571 |
|
| 10 | seem [verb] be | 354 |
|
| 11 | 've [verb] be | 347 |
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| 12 | want [verb] be | 280 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] [verb] are | 236 |
|
| 14 | need [verb] be | 208 |
|
| 15 | appear [verb] be | 186 |
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| 16 | do [verb] be | 152 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] [vb infin] be | 151 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] know be | 138 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] get be | 132 |
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| 20 | [vb base] got be | 131 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] done be | 111 |
|
| 22 | [vb base] [vb -s] be | 97 |
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| 23 | [vb base] has be | 93 |
|
| 24 | [vb base] to know be | 82 |
|
| 25 | [vb base] say be | 76 |
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| 26 | [vb base] [v-ing] be | 65 |
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| 27 | [vb base] see be | 58 |
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| 28 | [vb base] know be | 54 |
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| 29 | [vb base] [verb] was | 48 |
|
| 30 | [vb base] [vb base] be | 48 |
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