| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 423 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 154 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 81 |
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| 4 | [noun] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 78 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 72 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 60 |
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| 7 | [adj] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 49 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 48 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 37 |
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| 10 | [adj] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 35 |
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| 11 | say [prep] be the [adj -est] | 32 |
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| 12 | have [prep] be the [adj -est] | 31 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 29 |
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| 14 | consider [prep] be the [adj -est] | 29 |
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| 15 | seem [prep] be the [adj -est] | 28 |
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| 16 | claim [prep] be the [adj -est] | 27 |
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| 17 | go [prep] be the [adj -est] | 26 |
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| 18 | think [prep] be the [adj -est] | 26 |
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| 19 | believe [prep] be the [adj -est] | 26 |
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| 20 | [adv] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 26 |
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| 21 | thought [prep] be the [adj -est] | 25 |
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| 22 | said [prep] be the [adj -est] | 24 |
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| 23 | going [prep] be the [adj -est] | 24 |
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| 24 | [pron] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 21 |
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| 25 | [be] [prep] be the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 26 | appear [prep] be the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 27 | prove [prep] be the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 28 | be [prep] be the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 29 | likely [prep] be the [adj -est] | 16 |
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| 30 | has [prep] be the [adj -est] | 16 |
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