| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be the [noun sg] | 1709 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be the [noun sg] | 497 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to be the [noun sg] | 404 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be the [noun sg] | 331 |
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| 5 | seem to be the [noun sg] | 300 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be the [noun sg] | 272 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] to be the [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 8 | [be] to be the [noun sg] | 231 |
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| 9 | be to be the [noun sg] | 231 |
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| 10 | [noun] to be the [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 11 | [adj] to be the [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 12 | [adv] to be the [noun sg] | 202 |
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| 13 | appear to be the [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 14 | [was/were] to be the [noun sg] | 160 |
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| 15 | seems to be the [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] to be the [noun sg] | 144 |
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| 17 | was to be the [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 18 | have to be the [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 19 | [vb base] to be the [noun sg] | 123 |
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| 20 | [vb mod] to be the [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 21 | [modal v] to be the [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 22 | likely to be the [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 23 | likely to be the [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 24 | prove to be the [noun sg] | 106 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] to be the [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 26 | [adv prt] to be the [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 27 | used to be the [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 28 | used to be the [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 29 | [pron] to be the [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 30 | out to be the [noun sg] | 86 |
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