| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 582 |
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| 2 | [noun] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 282 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 164 |
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| 4 | be [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 160 |
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| 5 | [be] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 160 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 142 |
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| 7 | have [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 131 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 124 |
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| 9 | [adj] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 113 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 111 |
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| 11 | [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 106 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 100 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 95 |
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| 14 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 88 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 82 |
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| 16 | seem [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 71 |
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| 17 | need [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 65 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 64 |
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| 19 | [adv] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 59 |
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| 20 | had [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 54 |
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| 21 | [is] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 52 |
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| 22 | want [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 52 |
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| 23 | is [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 51 |
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| 24 | likely [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 50 |
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| 25 | likely [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 50 |
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| 26 | [am/are] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 44 |
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| 27 | are [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 44 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 43 |
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| 29 | was [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 39 |
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| 30 | [modal v] [prep] be [verb] [adj] | 33 |
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