| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be [adv] a | 612 |
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| 2 | have be [adv] a | 419 |
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| 3 | [verb] been [adv] a | 414 |
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| 4 | [verb] is [adv] a | 170 |
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| 5 | [vb past] be [adv] a | 166 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] be [adv] a | 151 |
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| 7 | [verb] be quite a | 124 |
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| 8 | had be [adv] a | 114 |
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| 9 | [vb base] be [adv] a | 105 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] be [adv] a | 95 |
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| 11 | [verb] be only a | 77 |
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| 12 | have be [adv] a | 76 |
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| 13 | has be [adv] a | 75 |
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| 14 | [vb pp] be [adv] a | 75 |
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| 15 | [verb] be [adv] an | 69 |
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| 16 | [verb] was [adv] a | 66 |
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| 17 | [verb] be just a | 63 |
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| 18 | 's be [adv] a | 49 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] be [adv] a | 47 |
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| 20 | [verb] be there a | 44 |
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| 21 | [to-vb] be [adv] a | 42 |
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| 22 | have be [adv] a | 32 |
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| 23 | 've be [adv] a | 30 |
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| 24 | [verb] be here a | 25 |
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| 25 | [verb] be merely a | 20 |
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| 26 | 'd be [adv] a | 19 |
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| 27 | [verb] be almost a | 19 |
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| 28 | to have be [adv] a | 17 |
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| 29 | [verb] be rather a | 17 |
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| 30 | [verb] be essentially a | 15 |
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