| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] [Wh det] it be | 170 |
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| 2 | [verb] [to-vb] [pron] it be | 168 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] what it be | 155 |
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| 4 | [verb] [verb] what it be | 155 |
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| 5 | [verb] [verb] [pron] it was | 154 |
|
| 6 | have [verb] [pron] it be | 114 |
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| 7 | [verb] [vb pp] [pron] it be | 90 |
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| 8 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] it be | 88 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [verb] [pron] it be | 81 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] [pron] it be | 81 |
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| 11 | [verb] [verb] [pron] it is | 77 |
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| 12 | [verb] [verb] [pron] it 's | 60 |
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| 13 | [verb] tell [pron] it be | 52 |
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| 14 | [verb] know [pron] it be | 50 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [verb] [pron] it be | 43 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] [verb] [pron] it be | 41 |
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| 17 | try [verb] [pron] it be | 39 |
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| 18 | [verb] to know [pron] it be | 35 |
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| 19 | had [verb] [pron] it be | 30 |
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| 20 | [verb] see [pron] it be | 29 |
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| 21 | [verb] to see [pron] it be | 24 |
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| 22 | 've [verb] [pron] it be | 24 |
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| 23 | want [verb] [pron] it be | 23 |
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| 24 | [verb] to tell [pron] it be | 22 |
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| 25 | [verb] told [pron] it be | 20 |
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| 26 | [vb pp] [verb] [pron] it be | 20 |
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| 27 | [verb] [verb] [Wh pn] it be | 20 |
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| 28 | [verb] forget [pron] it be | 20 |
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| 29 | [vb -s] [verb] [pron] it be | 20 |
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| 30 | [verb] forgotten [pron] it be | 19 |
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