| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] to be | 78 |
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| 2 | [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 71 |
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| 3 | [verb] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] to be | 70 |
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| 4 | [verb] [det] [noun] [verb] to be | 68 |
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| 5 | [verb] [adj] [noun] [vb -s] to be | 47 |
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| 6 | [verb] [adj] [noun] have to be | 46 |
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| 7 | [verb] [adj] [noun] [vb past] to be | 44 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 41 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 33 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 30 |
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| 11 | [verb] [adj] [noun] [vb base] to be | 30 |
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| 12 | [verb] [adj] [noun] had to be | 22 |
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| 13 | [verb] [adj] [noun] need to be | 21 |
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| 14 | [verb] that [noun] [verb] to be | 17 |
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| 15 | [verb] that [noun] [verb] to be | 17 |
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| 16 | [verb] [adj] [noun] [vb pp] to be | 17 |
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| 17 | [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 16 |
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| 18 | [verb] [adj] [noun] has to be | 15 |
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| 19 | [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 13 |
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| 20 | say [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 13 |
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| 21 | [verb] this [noun] [verb] to be | 12 |
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| 22 | [verb] this [noun] [verb] to be | 12 |
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| 23 | [verb] [adj] [noun] needs to be | 11 |
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| 24 | [vb pp] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 11 |
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| 25 | [verb] [adj] [noun] tend to be | 10 |
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| 26 | [verb] [adj] [noun] seem to be | 10 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] [num] [noun] [verb] to be | 10 |
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| 29 | mean [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 10 |
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| 30 | have [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 9 |
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