| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 1665 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 653 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 419 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 348 |
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| 5 | have [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 336 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 325 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 323 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 313 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 308 |
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| 10 | [adv] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 296 |
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| 11 | be [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 285 |
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| 12 | [be] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 285 |
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| 13 | [adj] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 276 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 243 |
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| 15 | seem [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 225 |
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| 16 | need [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 202 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 194 |
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| 18 | [adv] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 166 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 152 |
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| 20 | [pron] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 130 |
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| 21 | appear [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 129 |
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| 22 | likely [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 125 |
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| 23 | likely [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 125 |
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| 24 | [v-ing] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 103 |
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| 25 | had [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 100 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 97 |
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| 27 | [not/n't] [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 94 |
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| 28 | not [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 94 |
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| 29 | not [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 93 |
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| 30 | was [prep] be [adv] [verb] | 87 |
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