| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [art] | 1157 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to be [verb] [art] | 307 |
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| 3 | seem to be [verb] [art] | 305 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [art] | 279 |
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| 5 | [noun] to be [verb] [art] | 245 |
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| 6 | be to be [verb] [art] | 223 |
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| 7 | [be] to be [verb] [art] | 223 |
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| 8 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] | 201 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [art] | 188 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be [verb] [art] | 185 |
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| 11 | [vb base] to be [verb] [art] | 182 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] to be [verb] [art] | 162 |
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| 13 | have to be [verb] [art] | 129 |
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| 14 | seemed to be [verb] [art] | 125 |
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| 15 | appear to be [verb] [art] | 121 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [art] | 116 |
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| 17 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] | 115 |
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| 18 | [is] to be [verb] [art] | 99 |
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| 19 | is to be [verb] [art] | 99 |
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| 20 | seems to be [verb] [art] | 87 |
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| 21 | [was/were] to be [verb] [art] | 84 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] to be [verb] [art] | 79 |
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| 23 | [adv] to be [verb] [art] | 78 |
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| 24 | [modal v] to be [verb] [art] | 72 |
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| 25 | [vb mod] to be [verb] [art] | 72 |
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| 26 | seem to be [verb] [art] | 69 |
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| 27 | go to be [verb] [art] | 59 |
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| 28 | going to be [verb] [art] | 59 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] to be [verb] [art] | 57 |
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| 30 | supposed to be [verb] [art] | 54 |
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