| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] to be [adj] | 937 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 930 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 833 |
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| 4 | have [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 749 |
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| 5 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 735 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 404 |
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| 7 | [verb] get [prep] be [adj] | 331 |
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| 8 | [verb] got [prep] be [adj] | 330 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 283 |
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| 10 | 've [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 197 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 187 |
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| 12 | had [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 140 |
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| 13 | have [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 139 |
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| 14 | has [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 127 |
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| 15 | [verb] [vb infin] [prep] be [adj] | 105 |
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| 16 | do [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 104 |
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| 17 | [verb] prove [prep] be [adj] | 100 |
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| 18 | [verb] proved [prep] be [adj] | 96 |
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| 19 | 's [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 94 |
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| 20 | [verb] [to-vb] [prep] be [adj] | 94 |
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| 21 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be [det] | 80 |
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| 22 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be able | 74 |
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| 23 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be able | 74 |
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| 24 | [verb] seem [prep] be [adj] | 66 |
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| 25 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be [num] | 57 |
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| 26 | [verb] have [prep] be [adj] | 56 |
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| 27 | [verb] [verb] [prep] being [adj] | 56 |
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| 28 | [vb infin] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 54 |
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| 29 | [verb] seem [prep] be [adj] | 48 |
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| 30 | [verb] tend [prep] be [adj] | 48 |
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