| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] to be [verb] | 8521 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to [be] [vb pp] | 6807 |
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| 3 | had to [be] [verb] | 3704 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] to [be] [v-ing] | 1682 |
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| 5 | seemed to [be] [verb] | 1385 |
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| 6 | came to [be] [verb] | 484 |
|
| 7 | appeared to [be] [verb] | 409 |
|
| 8 | needed to [be] [verb] | 339 |
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| 9 | [vb past] to [be] do | 281 |
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| 10 | continued to [be] [verb] | 266 |
|
| 11 | began to [be] [verb] | 263 |
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| 12 | [vb past] to [be] make | 240 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] to [be] done | 237 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] to [be] take | 204 |
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| 15 | [vb past] to [be] made | 200 |
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| 16 | [vb past] to [be] taken | 162 |
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| 17 | wanted to [be] [verb] | 151 |
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| 18 | [vb past] to [be] see | 134 |
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| 19 | tended to [be] [verb] | 133 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] to [be] seen | 128 |
|
| 21 | refused to [be] [verb] | 124 |
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| 22 | happened to [be] [verb] | 121 |
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| 23 | [vb past] to [be] use | 111 |
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| 24 | [vb past] to [be] used | 102 |
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| 25 | expected to [be] [verb] | 95 |
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| 26 | [vb past] to [be] known | 94 |
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| 27 | [vb past] to [be] know | 94 |
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| 28 | [vb past] to [be] give | 88 |
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| 29 | [vb past] to [be] call | 87 |
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| 30 | [vb past] to [be] carry | 86 |
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