| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] a | 504 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [verb] a | 500 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be [v-ing] a | 335 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be [vb pp] a | 153 |
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| 5 | seem to be [verb] a | 139 |
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| 6 | [vb past] to be [verb] a | 130 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] to be [verb] a | 121 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] to be [verb] a | 93 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] to be [verb] a | 67 |
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| 10 | seemed to be [verb] a | 58 |
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| 11 | have to be [verb] a | 52 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] to be [verb] a | 51 |
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| 13 | appear to be [verb] a | 49 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] to be [verb] a | 41 |
|
| 15 | seem to be [verb] a | 40 |
|
| 16 | [verb] to be give a | 39 |
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| 17 | [verb] to be given a | 38 |
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| 18 | seems to be [verb] a | 34 |
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| 19 | [verb] to be make a | 30 |
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| 20 | go to be [verb] a | 29 |
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| 21 | going to be [verb] a | 29 |
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| 22 | [verb] to be take a | 26 |
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| 23 | [verb] to be have a | 25 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be taking a | 25 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be making a | 23 |
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| 26 | [verb] to be having a | 22 |
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| 27 | said to be [verb] a | 21 |
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| 28 | say to be [verb] a | 21 |
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| 29 | appeared to be [verb] a | 19 |
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| 30 | need to be [verb] a | 17 |
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