| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 653 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 172 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 168 |
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| 4 | seem to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 163 |
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| 5 | [noun] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 149 |
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| 6 | [be] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 136 |
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| 7 | be to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 136 |
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| 8 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 131 |
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| 9 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 118 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 108 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 98 |
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| 12 | [vb base] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 94 |
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| 13 | seemed to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 77 |
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| 14 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 74 |
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| 15 | have to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 68 |
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| 16 | appear to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 67 |
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| 17 | [is] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 66 |
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| 18 | is to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 66 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 61 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 21 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 22 | [modal v] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 45 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 45 |
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| 24 | seems to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 25 | go to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 26 | going to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 27 | supposed to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 28 | supposed to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 29 | [was/were] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 40 |
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| 30 | [pron] to be [verb] [art] [noun] | 34 |
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