| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] a [noun] for [noun] | 1258 |
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| 2 | be a [noun] for [noun] | 1257 |
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| 3 | [be] a [noun sg] for [noun] | 1252 |
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| 4 | [be] a [noun] for [noun sg] | 701 |
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| 5 | [is] a [noun] for [noun] | 589 |
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| 6 | is a [noun] for [noun] | 488 |
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| 7 | [be] a [noun] for [noun pl] | 311 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a [noun] for [noun] | 273 |
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| 9 | was a [noun] for [noun] | 261 |
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| 10 | [be] a [noun] for [noun] | 246 |
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| 11 | be a [noun] for [noun] | 246 |
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| 12 | [be] a [noun] for [noun prp] | 205 |
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| 13 | [be] a matter for [noun] | 117 |
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| 14 | [be] a matter for [noun] | 117 |
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| 15 | 's a [noun] for [noun] | 100 |
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| 16 | [been] a [noun] for [noun] | 90 |
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| 17 | been a [noun] for [noun] | 90 |
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| 18 | [be] a need for [noun] | 69 |
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| 19 | [be] a need for [noun] | 69 |
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| 20 | [be] a tendency for [noun] | 46 |
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| 21 | [be] a tendency for [noun] | 46 |
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| 22 | [am/are] a [noun] for [noun] | 40 |
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| 23 | [be] a recipe for [noun] | 40 |
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| 24 | [be] a recipe for [noun] | 40 |
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| 25 | [be] a [noun] for [n mass] | 38 |
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| 26 | [be] a cause for [noun] | 33 |
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| 27 | [be] a cause for [noun] | 33 |
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| 28 | [be] a problem for [noun] | 29 |
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| 29 | [be] a problem for [noun] | 29 |
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| 30 | [be] a place for [noun] | 27 |
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