| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 439 |
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| 2 | seem to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 121 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 116 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 98 |
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| 5 | [be] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 83 |
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| 6 | [noun] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 83 |
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| 7 | be to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 83 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 79 |
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| 9 | [vb base] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 76 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 61 |
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| 11 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 60 |
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| 12 | have to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 58 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 49 |
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| 14 | appear to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 46 |
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| 16 | [was/were] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 42 |
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| 17 | seemed to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 41 |
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| 18 | seems to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 37 |
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| 19 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 36 |
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| 20 | seem to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 33 |
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| 21 | [is] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 31 |
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| 22 | is to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 31 |
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| 23 | was to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 25 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 26 | had to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 28 | appeared to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 19 |
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| 29 | [modal v] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | [vb mod] to be [verb] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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