| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] be [prep] | 291 |
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| 2 | [verb] have be [prep] | 265 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] been [prep] | 263 |
|
| 4 | [verb] to have be [prep] | 190 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [verb] be in | 168 |
|
| 6 | have [verb] be [prep] | 165 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [vb pp] be [prep] | 130 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [verb] be [prep] | 128 |
|
| 9 | [vb pp] [verb] be [prep] | 122 |
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| 10 | [verb] [verb] is [prep] | 116 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [verb] be [prep] | 97 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [verb] be [prep] | 82 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [verb] was [prep] | 72 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [verb] be to | 63 |
|
| 15 | seem [verb] be [prep] | 59 |
|
| 16 | had [verb] be [prep] | 56 |
|
| 17 | [vb infin] [verb] be [prep] | 49 |
|
| 18 | [verb] do be [prep] | 47 |
|
| 19 | [verb] [verb] be at | 46 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [verb] be of | 44 |
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| 21 | [verb] [verb] be on | 44 |
|
| 22 | have [verb] be [prep] | 41 |
|
| 23 | appear [verb] be [prep] | 39 |
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| 24 | [verb] to do be [prep] | 38 |
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| 25 | seems [verb] be [prep] | 30 |
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| 26 | [verb] has be [prep] | 28 |
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| 27 | [verb] [vb -s] be [prep] | 28 |
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| 28 | [verb] [verb] are [prep] | 26 |
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| 29 | [verb] [vb past] be [prep] | 25 |
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| 30 | say [verb] be [prep] | 24 |
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