| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [prep] [adj] | 484 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 194 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] be of [adj] | 193 |
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| 4 | [verb] [prep] be in [adj] | 169 |
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| 5 | [vb past] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 82 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 66 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 61 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 54 |
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| 9 | seem [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 50 |
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| 10 | appear [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 41 |
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| 11 | prove [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 38 |
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| 12 | have [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 35 |
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| 13 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] good | 30 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 28 |
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| 15 | [verb] [prep] be at [adj] | 28 |
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| 16 | [verb] [prep] be on [adj] | 26 |
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| 17 | consider [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 18 | considered [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 24 |
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| 19 | need [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 20 | going [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 21 | say [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 22 | go [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 23 | tend [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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| 24 | [verb] [prep] be [prep] great | 19 |
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| 25 | seems [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 18 |
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| 26 | proved [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 27 | thought [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 28 | think [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 29 | said [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 16 |
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| 30 | seemed [prep] be [prep] [adj] | 15 |
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