SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	the [adj] thing be [conj]	316
2	the [adj] thing be that	302
3	the [adj] thing be [that]	302
4	the [adj] thing be that	302
5	the [adj] thing is [conj]	242
6	the [adj] thing was [conj]	74
7	the important thing be [conj]	62
8	the other thing be [conj]	36
9	the funny thing be [conj]	20
10	the main thing be [conj]	18
11	the only thing be [conj]	17
12	the strange thing be [conj]	16
13	the [adj] thing be [subord]	12
14	the sad thing be [conj]	12
15	the odd thing be [conj]	11
16	the interesting thing be [conj]	8
17	the [adj] thing be if	8
18	the [adj] thing be if	8
19	the great thing be [conj]	7
20	the awful thing be [conj]	7
21	the remarkable thing be [conj]	5
22	the good thing be [conj]	5
23	the curious thing be [conj]	5
24	the nice thing be [conj]	5