| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 77 |
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| 2 | [noun] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 22 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 20 |
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| 4 | seem to be [noun sg] [verb] | 16 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 15 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 14 |
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| 7 | have to be [noun sg] [verb] | 13 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 13 |
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| 9 | [adj] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 12 |
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| 10 | [vb past] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 12 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 12 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 11 |
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| 13 | [adv] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 8 |
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| 14 | [be] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 8 |
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| 15 | be to be [noun sg] [verb] | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 8 |
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| 17 | seems to be [noun sg] [verb] | 8 |
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| 18 | appear to be [noun sg] [verb] | 6 |
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| 19 | [vb mod] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 20 | need to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 21 | [vb base] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 22 | go to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 23 | [modal v] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 24 | have to be [noun sg] [verb] | 5 |
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| 25 | to be [art] [noun sg] [verb] | 397 |
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| 26 | to be [art] [noun sg] [verb] | 397 |
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| 27 | to be a [noun sg] [verb] | 299 |
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| 28 | to be a [noun sg] [verb] | 240 |
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| 29 | to be [adj] [noun sg] [verb] | 87 |
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| 30 | to be the [noun sg] [verb] | 75 |
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