| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be the [noun] | 1950 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be the [noun] | 571 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to be the [noun] | 431 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be the [noun] | 388 |
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| 5 | seem to be the [noun] | 329 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be the [noun] | 318 |
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| 7 | [be] to be the [noun] | 267 |
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| 8 | be to be the [noun] | 267 |
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| 9 | [noun] to be the [noun] | 259 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be the [noun] | 257 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] to be the [noun] | 256 |
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| 12 | [adv] to be the [noun] | 227 |
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| 13 | [was/were] to be the [noun] | 184 |
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| 14 | appear to be the [noun] | 180 |
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| 15 | [vb base] to be the [noun] | 177 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] to be the [noun] | 170 |
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| 17 | seems to be the [noun] | 164 |
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| 18 | have to be the [noun] | 148 |
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| 19 | was to be the [noun] | 147 |
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| 20 | [vb mod] to be the [noun] | 136 |
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| 21 | [modal v] to be the [noun] | 136 |
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| 22 | likely to be the [noun] | 128 |
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| 23 | likely to be the [noun] | 128 |
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| 24 | prove to be the [noun] | 115 |
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| 25 | used to be the [noun] | 114 |
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| 26 | used to be the [noun] | 114 |
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| 27 | [v-ing] to be the [noun] | 112 |
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| 28 | [adv prt] to be the [noun] | 111 |
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| 29 | [pron] to be the [noun] | 104 |
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| 30 | out to be the [noun] | 97 |
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