| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj] thing be [conj] | 321 |
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| 2 | the [adj] thing [be] [conj] | 316 |
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| 3 | the [adj] thing [be] that | 306 |
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| 4 | the [adj] thing [be] [that] | 306 |
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| 5 | the [adj] thing [be] that | 306 |
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| 6 | the [adj] thing [is] [conj] | 245 |
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| 7 | the [adj] thing is [conj] | 245 |
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| 8 | the [adj] thing was [conj] | 75 |
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| 9 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 75 |
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| 10 | the important thing [be] [conj] | 64 |
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| 11 | the other thing [be] [conj] | 36 |
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| 12 | the funny thing [be] [conj] | 20 |
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| 13 | the main thing [be] [conj] | 18 |
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| 14 | the only thing [be] [conj] | 17 |
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| 15 | the strange thing [be] [conj] | 16 |
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| 16 | the [adj] thing [be] [subord] | 12 |
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| 17 | the sad thing [be] [conj] | 12 |
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| 18 | the odd thing [be] [conj] | 11 |
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| 19 | the interesting thing [be] [conj] | 9 |
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| 20 | the [adj] thing [be] if | 8 |
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| 21 | the [adj] thing [be] if | 8 |
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| 22 | the awful thing [be] [conj] | 7 |
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| 23 | the great thing [be] [conj] | 7 |
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| 24 | the [adj] things [be] [conj] | 5 |
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| 25 | the good thing [be] [conj] | 5 |
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| 26 | the nice thing [be] [conj] | 5 |
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| 27 | the curious thing [be] [conj] | 5 |
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| 28 | the remarkable thing [be] [conj] | 5 |
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