| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [n mass] [vb base] be | 943 |
|
| 2 | [n mass] have [be] | 843 |
|
| 3 | [n mass] [vb base] [been] | 839 |
|
| 4 | [n mass] [vb base] been | 839 |
|
| 5 | people [vb base] [be] | 539 |
|
| 6 | staff [vb base] [be] | 88 |
|
| 7 | [n mass] [vb base] [is] | 59 |
|
| 8 | [n mass] [vb base] is | 59 |
|
| 9 | data [vb base] [be] | 41 |
|
| 10 | species [vb base] [be] | 35 |
|
| 11 | [n mass] [vb base] are | 31 |
|
| 12 | [n mass] [vb base] [am/are] | 31 |
|
| 13 | works [vb base] [be] | 25 |
|
| 14 | sales [vb base] [be] | 24 |
|
| 15 | fish [vb base] [be] | 18 |
|
| 16 | [n mass] do [be] | 13 |
|
| 17 | statistics [vb base] [be] | 13 |
|
| 18 | media [vb base] [be] | 11 |
|
| 19 | pair [vb base] [be] | 8 |
|
| 20 | [n mass] [vb base] [being] | 8 |
|
| 21 | [n mass] [vb base] being | 8 |
|
| 22 | aircraft [vb base] [be] | 8 |
|
| 23 | sheep [vb base] [be] | 7 |
|
| 24 | [n mass] want [be] | 6 |
|
| 25 | [n mass] think [be] | 6 |
|
| 26 | means [vb base] [be] | 6 |
|
| 27 | series [vb base] [be] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [n mass] [vb base] was | 6 |
|
| 29 | [n mass] [vb base] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 30 | [n mass] say [be] | 5 |
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