| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] be [adj] | 994 |
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| 2 | [verb] [to-vb] [be] [adj] | 629 |
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| 3 | [verb] have [be] [adj] | 569 |
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| 4 | [verb] [verb] [been] [adj] | 565 |
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| 5 | [verb] [verb] been [adj] | 565 |
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| 6 | [verb] to have [be] [adj] | 472 |
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| 7 | have [verb] [be] [adj] | 260 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [verb] [be] [adj] | 255 |
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| 9 | [vb pp] [verb] [be] [adj] | 231 |
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| 10 | [verb] [vb pp] [be] [adj] | 226 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] [verb] [be] [adj] | 199 |
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| 12 | seem [verb] [be] [adj] | 186 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [verb] [be] [adj] | 176 |
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| 14 | [verb] [verb] [is] [adj] | 175 |
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| 15 | [verb] [verb] is [adj] | 166 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] [was/were] [adj] | 145 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] was [adj] | 109 |
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| 18 | appear [verb] [be] [adj] | 98 |
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| 19 | seems [verb] [be] [adj] | 95 |
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| 20 | had [verb] [be] [adj] | 85 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [verb] [be] [adj] | 81 |
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| 22 | have [verb] [be] [adj] | 66 |
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| 23 | [verb] [verb] [am/are] [adj] | 65 |
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| 24 | [verb] [verb] are [adj] | 65 |
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| 25 | seem [verb] [be] [adj] | 55 |
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| 26 | say [verb] [be] [adj] | 52 |
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| 27 | [verb] do [be] [adj] | 48 |
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| 28 | appears [verb] [be] [adj] | 44 |
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| 29 | said [verb] [be] [adj] | 40 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [verb] [be] [adj] | 40 |
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