| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | had been the [adj] [noun] | 320 |
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| 2 | [vb past] been the [adj] [noun sg] | 283 |
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| 3 | [vb past] been the [adj] [noun] | 239 |
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| 4 | [vb past] been the [num ord] [noun] | 51 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been the [adj -est] [noun] | 32 |
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| 6 | [vb past] been the first [noun] | 31 |
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| 7 | [vb past] been the first [noun] | 31 |
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| 8 | [vb past] been the [adj] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 9 | [vb past] been the only [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | [vb past] been the only [noun] | 25 |
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| 11 | [vb past] been the last [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | [vb past] been the last [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb past] been the main [noun] | 16 |
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| 14 | [vb past] been the main [noun] | 16 |
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| 15 | [vb past] been the [adj] [noun prp] | 13 |
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| 16 | [vb past] been the great [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | [vb past] been the previous [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb past] been the previous [noun] | 10 |
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| 19 | 'd been the [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | [vb past] been the [adj] man | 10 |
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| 21 | [vb past] been the [adj] man | 10 |
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| 22 | [vb past] been the [adj] day | 8 |
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| 23 | [vb past] been the [adj] time | 7 |
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| 24 | [vb past] been the [adj] day | 7 |
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| 25 | [vb past] been the chief [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | [vb past] been the chief [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | [vb past] been the great [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | [vb past] been the [adj] time | 6 |
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| 29 | [vb past] been the [adj] thing | 6 |
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| 30 | [vb past] been the [adj] force | 6 |
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