| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 1476 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 1389 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 1289 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 1274 |
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| 5 | [be] [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun] | 882 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 573 |
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| 7 | be [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 348 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 348 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 326 |
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| 10 | [is] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 285 |
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| 11 | is [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 263 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 251 |
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| 13 | was [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 226 |
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| 14 | been [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 223 |
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| 15 | [been] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 223 |
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| 16 | [be] look for a [adj] [noun] | 204 |
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| 17 | [be] looking for a [adj] [noun] | 203 |
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| 18 | [be] [verb] for an [adj] [noun] | 187 |
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| 19 | are [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 174 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] time | 123 |
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| 21 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] time | 123 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] for a long [noun] | 110 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] for a long [noun] | 103 |
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| 24 | were [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 100 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] for a new [noun] | 81 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] for a new [noun] | 80 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] term | 78 |
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| 28 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] term | 78 |
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| 29 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] period | 71 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] for a [adj] period | 71 |
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