| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] a [noun sg] | 3541 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to [be] a [noun sg] | 864 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to [be] a [noun sg] | 743 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to [be] a [noun sg] | 614 |
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| 5 | [adj] to [be] a [noun sg] | 564 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] to [be] a [noun sg] | 552 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] to [be] a [noun sg] | 503 |
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| 8 | [adj] to [be] a [noun sg] | 497 |
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| 9 | [adv] to [be] a [noun sg] | 456 |
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| 10 | [noun] to [be] a [noun sg] | 431 |
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| 11 | seem to [be] a [noun sg] | 419 |
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| 12 | have to [be] a [noun sg] | 396 |
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| 13 | go to [be] a [noun sg] | 349 |
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| 14 | going to [be] a [noun sg] | 342 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] to [be] a [noun sg] | 329 |
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| 16 | want to [be] a [noun sg] | 322 |
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| 17 | [modal v] to [be] a [noun sg] | 307 |
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| 18 | [vb mod] to [be] a [noun sg] | 307 |
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| 19 | [pron] to [be] a [noun sg] | 291 |
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| 20 | [be] to [be] a [noun sg] | 277 |
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| 21 | be to [be] a [noun sg] | 277 |
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| 22 | used to [be] a [noun sg] | 260 |
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| 23 | used to [be] a [noun sg] | 260 |
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| 24 | [adv prt] to [be] a [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 25 | appear to [be] a [noun sg] | 237 |
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| 26 | [vb base] to [be] a [noun sg] | 227 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] to [be] a [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 28 | seems to [be] a [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 29 | out to [be] a [noun sg] | 202 |
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| 30 | out to [be] a [noun sg] | 202 |
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