| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [adv] [adj] | 4558 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] | 1399 |
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| 3 | [vb base] to be [adv] [adj] | 951 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be very [adj] | 815 |
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| 5 | [vb past] to be [adv] [adj] | 732 |
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| 6 | [vb -s] to be [adv] [adj] | 696 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] to be [adv] [adj] | 671 |
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| 8 | [verb] to be more [adj] | 662 |
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| 9 | have to be [adv] [adj] | 632 |
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| 10 | seem to be [adv] [adj] | 628 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] to be [adv] [adj] | 615 |
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| 12 | go to be [adv] [adj] | 490 |
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| 13 | going to be [adv] [adj] | 489 |
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| 14 | tend to be [adv] [adj] | 417 |
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| 15 | appear to be [adv] [adj] | 404 |
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| 16 | [verb] to be as [adj] | 301 |
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| 17 | prove to be [adv] [adj] | 290 |
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| 18 | [verb] to be so [adj] | 237 |
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| 19 | need to be [adv] [adj] | 230 |
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| 20 | tend to be [adv] [adj] | 229 |
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| 21 | seems to be [adv] [adj] | 218 |
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| 22 | [verb] to be too [adj] | 213 |
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| 23 | have to be [adv] [adj] | 203 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be [adv] [num] | 183 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be [adv] [det] | 183 |
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| 26 | have to be [adv] [adj] | 174 |
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| 27 | [verb] to be [adv] careful | 173 |
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| 28 | [verb] to be [adv] careful | 173 |
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| 29 | [verb] to be [adv] [adj -er] | 159 |
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| 30 | seemed to be [adv] [adj] | 157 |
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