| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] a [adj] | 186 |
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| 2 | seem to be [verb] a [adj] | 56 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] to be [verb] a [adj] | 50 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be [verb] a [adj] | 46 |
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| 5 | [vb base] to be [verb] a [adj] | 36 |
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| 6 | [be] to be [verb] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 7 | be to be [verb] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [verb] a [adj] | 26 |
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| 9 | [adj] to be [verb] a [adj] | 26 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be [verb] a [adj] | 26 |
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| 11 | [noun] to be [verb] a [adj] | 24 |
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| 12 | have to be [verb] a [adj] | 23 |
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| 13 | appear to be [verb] a [adj] | 22 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] to be [verb] a [adj] | 21 |
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| 15 | seemed to be [verb] a [adj] | 21 |
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| 16 | seem to be [verb] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 17 | [was/were] to be [verb] a [adj] | 15 |
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| 18 | [is] to be [verb] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 19 | seems to be [verb] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 20 | is to be [verb] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 21 | was to be [verb] a [adj] | 11 |
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| 22 | [adv] to be [verb] a [adj] | 11 |
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| 23 | had to be [verb] a [adj] | 10 |
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| 24 | appeared to be [verb] a [adj] | 10 |
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| 25 | see to be [verb] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] to be [verb] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] to be [verb] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 28 | seen to be [verb] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 29 | have to be [verb] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 30 | say to be [verb] a [adj] | 8 |
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