| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be the [adj] [adj] | 227 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be the [adj] [adj] | 198 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be the [adj] [adj] | 111 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be the [adj] [adj] | 108 |
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| 5 | [verb] to be the [num ord] [adj] | 60 |
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| 6 | [verb] to be the [adj -est] [adj] | 44 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] to be the [adj] [adj] | 41 |
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| 8 | [verb] to be the first [adj] | 40 |
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| 9 | [verb] to be the first [adj] | 40 |
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| 10 | [vb past] to be the [adj] [adj] | 31 |
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| 11 | [verb] to be the only [adj] | 23 |
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| 12 | [verb] to be the only [adj] | 23 |
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| 13 | seem to be the [adj] [adj] | 22 |
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| 14 | claim to be the [adj] [adj] | 21 |
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| 15 | [vb base] to be the [adj] [adj] | 19 |
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| 16 | thought to be the [adj] [adj] | 19 |
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| 17 | think to be the [adj] [adj] | 19 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] to be the [adj] [adj] | 18 |
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| 19 | say to be the [adj] [adj] | 17 |
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| 20 | said to be the [adj] [adj] | 16 |
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| 21 | appear to be the [adj] [adj] | 16 |
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| 22 | believe to be the [adj] [adj] | 16 |
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| 23 | consider to be the [adj] [adj] | 14 |
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| 24 | believed to be the [adj] [adj] | 13 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be the [adj] [adj -est] | 12 |
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| 26 | seems to be the [adj] [adj] | 11 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] to be the [adj] [adj] | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] to be the [adj] [num] | 10 |
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| 29 | claims to be the [adj] [adj] | 9 |
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| 30 | [verb] to be the main [adj] | 9 |
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