| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [prep] [art] | 1846 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [prep] [art] | 1846 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be [prep] the | 1281 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be [prep] the | 1281 |
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| 5 | [verb] to be in [art] | 729 |
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| 6 | [verb] to be [prep] a | 530 |
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| 7 | [vb pp] to be [prep] [art] | 503 |
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| 8 | [verb] to be [prep] a | 468 |
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| 9 | [vb past] to be [prep] [art] | 398 |
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| 10 | [verb] to be on [art] | 337 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] to be [prep] [art] | 284 |
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| 12 | [vb base] to be [prep] [art] | 282 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] to be [prep] [art] | 232 |
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| 14 | seem to be [prep] [art] | 227 |
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| 15 | have to be [prep] [art] | 223 |
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| 16 | [verb] to be at [art] | 167 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] to be [prep] [art] | 141 |
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| 18 | [verb] to be of [art] | 136 |
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| 19 | appear to be [prep] [art] | 129 |
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| 20 | want to be [prep] [art] | 120 |
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| 21 | go to be [prep] [art] | 102 |
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| 22 | going to be [prep] [art] | 102 |
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| 23 | seemed to be [prep] [art] | 100 |
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| 24 | happen to be [prep] [art] | 91 |
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| 25 | say to be [prep] [art] | 83 |
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| 26 | need to be [prep] [art] | 77 |
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| 27 | tend to be [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 28 | said to be [prep] [art] | 70 |
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| 29 | have to be [prep] [art] | 67 |
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| 30 | has to be [prep] [art] | 63 |
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