| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [prep] a | 1830 |
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| 2 | [noun] to be [verb] [prep] a | 1113 |
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| 3 | [be] to be [verb] [prep] a | 703 |
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| 4 | be to be [verb] [prep] a | 703 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] to be [verb] [prep] a | 701 |
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| 6 | have to be [verb] [prep] a | 514 |
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| 7 | [vb past] to be [verb] [prep] a | 433 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [prep] a | 394 |
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| 9 | [adj] to be [verb] [prep] a | 388 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] to be [verb] [prep] a | 338 |
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| 11 | [adv] to be [verb] [prep] a | 334 |
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| 12 | [adj] to be [verb] [prep] a | 334 |
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| 13 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [prep] a | 316 |
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| 14 | [is] to be [verb] [prep] a | 308 |
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| 15 | is to be [verb] [prep] a | 304 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [prep] a | 292 |
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| 17 | [was/were] to be [verb] [prep] a | 269 |
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| 18 | [vb base] to be [verb] [prep] a | 262 |
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| 19 | need to be [verb] [prep] a | 234 |
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| 20 | [adv] to be [verb] [prep] a | 231 |
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| 21 | was to be [verb] [prep] a | 184 |
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| 22 | had to be [verb] [prep] a | 165 |
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| 23 | [pron] to be [verb] [prep] a | 148 |
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| 24 | has to be [verb] [prep] a | 137 |
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| 25 | seem to be [verb] [prep] a | 133 |
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| 26 | likely to be [verb] [prep] a | 132 |
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| 27 | likely to be [verb] [prep] a | 132 |
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| 28 | [v-ing] to be [verb] [prep] a | 126 |
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| 29 | [am/are] to be [verb] [prep] a | 125 |
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| 30 | are to be [verb] [prep] a | 124 |
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