| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] to be [adj] | 779 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 774 |
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| 3 | have [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 623 |
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| 4 | [verb] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 613 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 366 |
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| 6 | [verb] get [prep] be [adj] | 262 |
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| 7 | [verb] got [prep] be [adj] | 261 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 196 |
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| 9 | 've [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 185 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 158 |
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| 11 | have [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 124 |
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| 12 | had [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 120 |
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| 13 | has [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 101 |
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| 14 | [verb] prove [prep] be [adj] | 88 |
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| 15 | [verb] proved [prep] be [adj] | 84 |
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| 16 | [verb] [vb infin] [prep] be [adj] | 82 |
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| 17 | do [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 81 |
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| 18 | [verb] [to-vb] [prep] be [adj] | 80 |
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| 19 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be able | 74 |
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| 20 | [verb] have [prep] be [adj] | 52 |
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| 21 | [verb] [verb] [prep] being [adj] | 49 |
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| 22 | 's [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 49 |
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| 23 | [vb infin] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 46 |
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| 24 | [verb] [verb] [prep] be careful | 45 |
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| 25 | [verb] seem [prep] be [adj] | 44 |
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| 26 | [vb pp] [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 27 | do [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 37 |
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| 28 | have [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 33 |
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| 29 | does [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 33 |
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| 30 | [verb] tend [prep] be [adj] | 33 |
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