| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] be a | 480 |
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| 2 | [vb -s] [to-vb] be a | 185 |
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| 3 | seem [to-vb] be a | 169 |
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| 4 | seems [to-vb] be a | 121 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [to-vb] be a | 113 |
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| 6 | [noun] [to-vb] be a | 102 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [to-vb] be a | 81 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] [to-vb] be a | 70 |
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| 9 | [adj] [to-vb] be a | 69 |
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| 10 | appear [to-vb] be a | 66 |
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| 11 | [adj] [to-vb] be a | 56 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [to-vb] be a | 46 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [to-vb] be a | 46 |
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| 14 | appears [to-vb] be a | 43 |
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| 15 | [adv] [to-vb] be a | 42 |
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| 16 | have [to-vb] be a | 27 |
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| 17 | seem [to-vb] be a | 23 |
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| 18 | think [to-vb] be a | 21 |
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| 19 | thought [to-vb] be a | 21 |
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| 20 | [pron] [to-vb] be a | 20 |
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| 21 | say [to-vb] be a | 20 |
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| 22 | [v-ing] [to-vb] be a | 20 |
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| 23 | [be] [to-vb] be a | 19 |
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| 24 | said [to-vb] be a | 19 |
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| 25 | likely [to-vb] be a | 19 |
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| 26 | likely [to-vb] be a | 19 |
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| 27 | be [to-vb] be a | 19 |
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| 28 | seem [to-vb] be a | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] be a | 18 |
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| 30 | was [to-vb] be a | 17 |
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