| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] a [noun sg] | 13565 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 7457 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 4572 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 4079 |
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| 5 | [is] [verb] a [noun sg] | 3562 |
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| 6 | was [verb] a [noun sg] | 3546 |
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| 7 | is [verb] a [noun sg] | 2783 |
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| 8 | [am/are] [verb] a [noun sg] | 2275 |
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| 9 | [be] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 1901 |
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| 10 | be [verb] a [noun sg] | 1783 |
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| 11 | [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1783 |
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| 12 | are [verb] a [noun sg] | 1219 |
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| 13 | been [verb] a [noun sg] | 1151 |
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| 14 | [been] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1151 |
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| 15 | [be] give a [noun sg] | 1115 |
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| 16 | were [verb] a [noun sg] | 1026 |
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| 17 | [be] given a [noun sg] | 1018 |
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| 18 | [be] make a [noun sg] | 819 |
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| 19 | 's [verb] a [noun sg] | 778 |
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| 20 | [be] have a [noun sg] | 710 |
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| 21 | 're [verb] a [noun sg] | 600 |
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| 22 | [be] having a [noun sg] | 552 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] a lot | 533 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] a bit | 498 |
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| 25 | [be] making a [noun sg] | 478 |
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| 26 | [be] get a [noun sg] | 373 |
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| 27 | [be] call a [noun sg] | 362 |
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| 28 | [be] do a [noun sg] | 353 |
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| 29 | [be] take a [noun sg] | 350 |
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| 30 | [be] called a [noun sg] | 347 |
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