| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be a [adv] | 538 |
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| 2 | [vb -s] [prep] be a [adv] | 131 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [prep] be a [adv] | 109 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] be a [adv] | 97 |
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| 5 | seem [prep] be a [adv] | 94 |
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| 6 | [noun] [prep] be a [adv] | 88 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] be a [adv] | 82 |
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| 8 | [adv] [prep] be a [adv] | 72 |
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| 9 | [v-ing] [prep] be a [adv] | 68 |
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| 10 | prove [prep] be a [adv] | 65 |
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| 11 | [adj] [prep] be a [adv] | 62 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [prep] be a [adv] | 61 |
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| 13 | appear [prep] be a [adv] | 59 |
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| 14 | [adj] [prep] be a [adv] | 55 |
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| 15 | [pron] [prep] be a [adv] | 51 |
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| 16 | [adv prt] [prep] be a [adv] | 51 |
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| 17 | seems [prep] be a [adv] | 48 |
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| 18 | [vb base] [prep] be a [adv] | 47 |
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| 19 | have [prep] be a [adv] | 46 |
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| 20 | out [prep] be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 21 | go [prep] be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 22 | out [prep] be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [prep] be a [adv] | 43 |
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| 24 | going [prep] be a [adv] | 42 |
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| 25 | proved [prep] be a [adv] | 30 |
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| 26 | appears [prep] be a [adv] | 24 |
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| 27 | [modal v] [prep] be a [adv] | 23 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] [prep] be a [adv] | 23 |
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| 29 | likely [prep] be a [adv] | 22 |
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| 30 | tend [prep] be a [adv] | 22 |
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