| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be the [noun] | 1950 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be the [noun] | 1905 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be the [noun sg] | 1747 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be the [noun] | 571 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to be the [noun] | 431 |
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| 6 | [vb past] to be the [noun] | 388 |
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| 7 | seem to be the [noun] | 329 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] to be the [noun] | 256 |
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| 9 | [verb] to be the case | 221 |
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| 10 | [verb] to be the case | 220 |
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| 11 | appear to be the [noun] | 180 |
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| 12 | [vb base] to be the [noun] | 177 |
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| 13 | seems to be the [noun] | 164 |
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| 14 | [verb] to be the [noun pl] | 151 |
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| 15 | have to be the [noun] | 148 |
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| 16 | prove to be the [noun] | 115 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] to be the [noun] | 112 |
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| 18 | appears to be the [noun] | 82 |
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| 19 | seemed to be the [noun] | 78 |
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| 20 | go to be the [noun] | 77 |
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| 21 | going to be the [noun] | 76 |
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| 22 | think to be the [noun] | 75 |
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| 23 | thought to be the [noun] | 73 |
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| 24 | believe to be the [noun] | 69 |
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| 25 | claim to be the [noun] | 64 |
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| 26 | say to be the [noun] | 63 |
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| 27 | consider to be the [noun] | 57 |
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| 28 | seem to be the [noun] | 56 |
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| 29 | proved to be the [noun] | 56 |
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| 30 | said to be the [noun] | 55 |
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