SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	779
2	[vb pp] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	211
3	[vb past] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	181
4	[noun] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	165
5	[adj] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	135
6	[vb -s] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	127
7	[adj] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	119
8	[noun sg] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	109
9	[vb base] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	104
10	seem to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	102
11	[vb infin] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	100
12	have to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	97
13	[modal v] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	59
14	[vb mod] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	59
15	appear to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	53
16	[v-ing] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	53
17	want to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	52
18	be to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	48
19	[be] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	48
20	happen to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	48
21	[pron] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	47
22	likely to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	45
23	likely to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	45
24	[noun pl] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	43
25	[adv] to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	40
26	going to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	39
27	go to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	39
28	seemed to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	37
29	used to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	35
30	used to [be] [prep] the [noun sg]	35