| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be a [noun] | 3585 |
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| 2 | [verb] to [be] a [noun] | 3585 |
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| 3 | [verb] to [be] a [noun sg] | 3488 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to [be] a [noun] | 877 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to [be] a [noun] | 754 |
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| 6 | [vb past] to [be] a [noun] | 619 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] to [be] a [noun] | 567 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] to [be] a [noun] | 506 |
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| 9 | seem to [be] a [noun] | 427 |
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| 10 | have to [be] a [noun] | 412 |
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| 11 | go to [be] a [noun] | 353 |
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| 12 | going to [be] a [noun] | 348 |
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| 13 | want to [be] a [noun] | 328 |
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| 14 | appear to [be] a [noun] | 245 |
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| 15 | [vb base] to [be] a [noun] | 228 |
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| 16 | seems to [be] a [noun] | 206 |
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| 17 | have to [be] a [noun] | 154 |
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| 18 | has to [be] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 19 | seemed to [be] a [noun] | 114 |
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| 20 | appears to [be] a [noun] | 109 |
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| 21 | prove to [be] a [noun] | 108 |
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| 22 | wanted to [be] a [noun] | 106 |
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| 23 | need to [be] a [noun] | 98 |
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| 24 | mean to [be] a [noun] | 98 |
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| 25 | [verb] to [be] a lot | 94 |
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| 26 | [verb] to [be] a lot | 94 |
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| 27 | [verb] to [be] a bit | 93 |
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| 28 | [verb] to [be] a bit | 93 |
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| 29 | cease to [be] a [noun] | 90 |
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| 30 | had to [be] a [noun] | 77 |
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