| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [verb] [prep] be | 20625 |
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| 2 | [noun] [verb] to [be] | 20624 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [be] | 11181 |
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| 4 | [noun] [vb past] [prep] [be] | 7129 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [verb] [prep] [be] | 7086 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [be] | 6985 |
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| 7 | [noun] have [prep] [be] | 6038 |
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| 8 | [noun] [vb base] [prep] [be] | 4953 |
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| 9 | [noun] seem [prep] [be] | 3021 |
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| 10 | [noun] had [prep] [be] | 2546 |
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| 11 | [noun] need [prep] [be] | 2438 |
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| 12 | [noun] has [prep] [be] | 2002 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1806 |
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| 14 | [noun] appear [prep] [be] | 1740 |
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| 15 | [noun] tend [prep] [be] | 1419 |
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| 16 | [noun] have [prep] [be] | 1396 |
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| 17 | [noun] seems [prep] [be] | 1311 |
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| 18 | [noun] needs [prep] [be] | 1198 |
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| 19 | [noun] seemed [prep] [be] | 1111 |
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| 20 | [noun] need [prep] [be] | 958 |
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| 21 | [noun] tend [prep] [be] | 753 |
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| 22 | [noun] appears [prep] [be] | 730 |
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| 23 | [noun] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 723 |
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| 24 | [noun] continue [prep] [be] | 719 |
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| 25 | [noun] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 631 |
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| 26 | [noun] seem [prep] [be] | 576 |
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| 27 | [noun] appeared [prep] [be] | 527 |
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| 28 | [n mass] [verb] [prep] [be] | 509 |
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| 29 | [noun] appear [prep] [be] | 454 |
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| 30 | [noun] prove [prep] [be] | 421 |
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