| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 1459 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [prep] [noun] | 1377 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 1359 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] [noun sg] | 1016 |
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| 5 | [verb] [prep] be in [noun] | 743 |
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| 6 | [verb] [prep] be in [noun] | 743 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 449 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 327 |
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| 9 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] [noun prp] | 265 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 212 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 186 |
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| 12 | seem [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 158 |
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| 13 | have [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 154 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 153 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] be at [noun] | 149 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] be at [noun] | 149 |
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| 17 | [verb] [prep] be on [noun] | 134 |
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| 18 | [verb] [prep] be on [noun] | 134 |
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| 19 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 108 |
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| 21 | appear [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 96 |
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| 22 | go [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 79 |
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| 23 | want [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 78 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] be of [noun] | 76 |
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| 25 | [verb] [prep] being [prep] [noun] | 76 |
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| 26 | [verb] [prep] be of [noun] | 76 |
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| 27 | going [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 73 |
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| 28 | find [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 61 |
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| 29 | seemed [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 58 |
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| 30 | found [prep] be [prep] [noun] | 56 |
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