| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] to be [vb pp] | 1185 |
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| 2 | have [verb] to be [verb] | 955 |
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| 3 | [verb] [vb pp] to be [verb] | 945 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] [verb] to be [verb] | 460 |
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| 5 | [vb base] [verb] to be [verb] | 403 |
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| 6 | [verb] have to be [verb] | 333 |
|
| 7 | [verb] get to be [verb] | 267 |
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| 8 | [verb] got to be [verb] | 266 |
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| 9 | has [verb] to be [verb] | 264 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [verb] to be [verb] | 256 |
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| 11 | [verb] had to be [verb] | 221 |
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| 12 | have [verb] to be [verb] | 218 |
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| 13 | had [verb] to be [verb] | 200 |
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| 14 | [verb] come to be [verb] | 160 |
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| 15 | [verb] come to be [verb] | 156 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 149 |
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| 17 | do [verb] to be [verb] | 143 |
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| 18 | [verb] [vb infin] to be [verb] | 138 |
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| 19 | 's [verb] to be [verb] | 111 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [verb] to be [verb] | 99 |
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| 21 | [verb] need to be [verb] | 84 |
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| 22 | [verb] seem to be [verb] | 84 |
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| 23 | [verb] [vb -s] to be [verb] | 82 |
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| 24 | [verb] [verb] to be do | 75 |
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| 25 | have [verb] to be [verb] | 73 |
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| 26 | 've [verb] to be [verb] | 72 |
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| 27 | [vb pp] [verb] to be [verb] | 71 |
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| 28 | [verb] [to-vb] to be [verb] | 71 |
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| 29 | [verb] [verb] to be done | 69 |
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| 30 | does [verb] to be [verb] | 62 |
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