| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] be [verb] | 19077 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [be] [verb] | 14877 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [be] [v-ing] | 13030 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] | 8400 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] | 6436 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [pron] [be] [verb] | 5560 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] [be] [vb pp] | 5452 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pron] [be] [verb] | 5251 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] [is] [verb] | 4794 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pron] [am/are] [verb] | 4375 |
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| 11 | think [pron] [be] [verb] | 3666 |
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| 12 | [verb] [pron] [be] go | 3417 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pron] [be] going | 3345 |
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| 14 | [verb] [Wh det] [be] [verb] | 3019 |
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| 15 | [verb] he [be] [verb] | 2918 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] [pron] [be] [verb] | 2850 |
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| 17 | [verb] he [be] [verb] | 2816 |
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| 18 | [verb] what [be] [verb] | 2769 |
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| 19 | [verb] what [be] [verb] | 2769 |
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| 20 | say [pron] [be] [verb] | 2690 |
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| 21 | [verb] it [be] [verb] | 2624 |
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| 22 | [verb] it [be] [verb] | 2624 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pron] 's [verb] | 2620 |
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| 24 | know [pron] [be] [verb] | 2495 |
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| 25 | [verb] you [be] [verb] | 2330 |
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| 26 | [verb] you [be] [verb] | 2327 |
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| 27 | [verb] i [be] [verb] | 2251 |
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| 28 | [verb] i [be] [verb] | 2205 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] is [verb] | 2173 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] 're [verb] | 2128 |
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