| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] be [prep] the [noun sg] | 5109 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [is] [prep] the [noun sg] | 2849 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] is [prep] the [noun sg] | 2568 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1939 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun sg] | 1775 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [be] in the [noun sg] | 1583 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [be] on the [noun sg] | 1107 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [be] at the [noun sg] | 543 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [be] for the [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] 's [prep] the [noun sg] | 281 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [be] of the [noun sg] | 253 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [am/are] [prep] the [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] are [prep] the [noun sg] | 206 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [be] to the [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] were [prep] the [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [be] with the [noun sg] | 102 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the way | 99 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [be] from the [noun sg] | 98 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] being [prep] the [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [being] [prep] the [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [be] about the [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the heart | 78 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the air | 78 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [be] under the [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the process | 71 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [be] like the [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the form | 67 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the centre | 67 |
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| 29 | time [be] [prep] the [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [be] [prep] the end | 59 |
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