| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [adj] [noun] | 2142 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be [adj] [noun] | 528 |
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| 3 | seem to be [adj] [noun] | 379 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be [adj] [noun] | 367 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to be [adj] [noun] | 360 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] to be [adj] [noun] | 338 |
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| 7 | [adj] to be [adj] [noun] | 332 |
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| 8 | [adj] to be [adj] [noun] | 307 |
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| 9 | [vb base] to be [adj] [noun] | 298 |
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| 10 | have to be [adj] [noun] | 283 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] to be [adj] [noun] | 242 |
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| 12 | [noun] to be [adj] [noun] | 231 |
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| 13 | appear to be [adj] [noun] | 226 |
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| 14 | go to be [adj] [noun] | 197 |
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| 15 | going to be [adj] [noun] | 194 |
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| 16 | likely to be [adj] [noun] | 182 |
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| 17 | likely to be [adj] [noun] | 182 |
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| 18 | [adv] to be [adj] [noun] | 174 |
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| 19 | be to be [adj] [noun] | 155 |
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| 20 | [be] to be [adj] [noun] | 155 |
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| 21 | [pron] to be [adj] [noun] | 135 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] to be [adj] [noun] | 129 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] to be [adj] [noun] | 121 |
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| 24 | [modal v] to be [adj] [noun] | 121 |
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| 25 | seems to be [adj] [noun] | 117 |
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| 26 | seem to be [adj] [noun] | 114 |
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| 27 | [adv prt] to be [adj] [noun] | 99 |
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| 28 | used to be [adj] [noun] | 93 |
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| 29 | used to be [adj] [noun] | 93 |
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| 30 | have to be [adj] [noun] | 91 |
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