| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb -s] [verb] to be a [noun] | 82 |
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| 2 | [vb -s] [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 82 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 81 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] [verb] to be a [noun] | 81 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [verb] to [be] a [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] [vb pp] to [be] a [noun] | 57 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] got to [be] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] get to [be] a [noun] | 32 |
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| 9 | 's [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 29 |
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| 10 | has [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 28 |
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| 11 | does [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 12 | [vb -s] [vb infin] to [be] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] seem to [be] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 14 | [vb -s] seem to [be] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | [vb -s] prove to [be] a [noun] | 8 |
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| 16 | [vb -s] proved to [be] a [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] ceased to [be] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [vb -s] cease to [be] a [noun] | 7 |
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