| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 765 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun sg] [prep] | 458 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 399 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun pl] [prep] | 298 |
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| 5 | [verb] to be [det] [noun] [prep] | 287 |
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| 6 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] of | 280 |
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| 7 | seem to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 175 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 170 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 151 |
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| 10 | [verb] to be some [noun] [prep] | 142 |
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| 11 | [verb] to be some [noun] [prep] | 142 |
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| 12 | [vb past] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 136 |
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| 13 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] in | 133 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 133 |
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| 15 | appear to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 112 |
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| 16 | [vb base] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 104 |
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| 17 | have to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 97 |
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| 18 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] for | 90 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 71 |
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| 20 | seem to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 64 |
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| 21 | [verb] to be [num] [noun] [prep] | 58 |
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| 22 | go to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 57 |
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| 23 | going to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 55 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] to | 48 |
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| 25 | seems to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 46 |
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| 26 | [verb] to be any [noun] [prep] | 42 |
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| 27 | [verb] to be any [noun] [prep] | 42 |
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| 28 | [verb] to be little [noun] [prep] | 39 |
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| 29 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] between | 37 |
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| 30 | seemed to be [adj] [noun] [prep] | 35 |
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