| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] be [verb] a [noun sg] | 1251 |
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| 2 | have [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 997 |
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| 3 | [verb] [been] [verb] a [noun sg] | 995 |
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| 4 | [verb] been [verb] a [noun sg] | 995 |
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| 5 | [verb] [be] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 583 |
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| 6 | [verb] [be] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 445 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 400 |
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| 8 | had [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 280 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 275 |
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| 11 | has [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 231 |
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| 12 | [verb] [be] give a [noun sg] | 170 |
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| 13 | [verb] is [verb] a [noun sg] | 169 |
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| 14 | [verb] [is] [verb] a [noun sg] | 169 |
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| 15 | [verb] [be] given a [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 16 | do [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 160 |
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| 17 | have [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 18 | [verb] [be] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 128 |
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| 20 | [to-vb] [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 109 |
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| 21 | 've [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 101 |
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| 22 | [verb] [be] [verb] a lot | 85 |
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| 23 | [verb] [be] [vb infin] a [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 24 | have [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 25 | to do [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 26 | [verb] [be] make a [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 27 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 28 | 'd [be] [verb] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 29 | [verb] was [verb] a [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 30 | [verb] [be] offer a [noun sg] | 53 |
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