| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 1062 |
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| 2 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] | 1050 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] | 846 |
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| 4 | [be] [vb pp] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 724 |
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| 5 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 289 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 288 |
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| 7 | [is] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 232 |
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| 8 | [be] [verb] [pron] would [verb] | 226 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 217 |
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| 10 | [be] [verb] [pron] will [verb] | 191 |
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| 11 | is [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 184 |
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| 12 | [am/are] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 177 |
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| 13 | [be] [verb] [Wh det] [vb mod] [verb] | 170 |
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| 14 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] have | 170 |
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| 15 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] have | 166 |
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| 16 | [be] [verb] they [vb mod] [verb] | 164 |
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| 17 | been [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 164 |
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| 18 | [been] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 164 |
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| 19 | [be] [verb] they [vb mod] [verb] | 163 |
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| 20 | [be] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 162 |
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| 21 | be [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 162 |
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| 22 | [be] [verb] which [vb mod] [verb] | 153 |
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| 23 | [be] [verb] which [vb mod] [verb] | 153 |
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| 24 | [be] [verb] he [vb mod] [verb] | 145 |
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| 25 | [be] [verb] he [vb mod] [verb] | 145 |
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| 26 | [be] [verb] it [vb mod] [verb] | 139 |
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| 27 | [be] [verb] it [vb mod] [verb] | 139 |
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| 28 | [be] tell [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 134 |
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| 29 | [be] told [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 134 |
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| 30 | [be] [verb] you [vb mod] [verb] | 131 |
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