| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 158 |
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| 2 | seem to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 49 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 40 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 36 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 35 |
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| 6 | [noun] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 35 |
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| 7 | [be] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 8 | be to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 9 | [adj] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 10 | [adj] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 25 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 12 | [vb base] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 23 |
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| 13 | seems to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 14 | appear to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 17 |
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| 16 | [was/were] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 17 |
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| 17 | [adv] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 17 |
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| 18 | have to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 19 | seemed to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 14 |
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| 20 | [adv] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 21 | [modal v] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 22 | is to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 23 | was to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 25 | [is] to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 26 | seem to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 27 | likely to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 28 | likely to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 29 | had to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 30 | used to [be] [verb] the [adj] | 8 |
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