| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be about to [be] | 341 |
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| 2 | [be] about to [be] | 341 |
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| 3 | [was/were] about to [be] | 172 |
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| 4 | was about to [be] | 141 |
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| 5 | [is] about to [be] | 115 |
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| 6 | is about to [be] | 109 |
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| 7 | [noun] about to [be] | 68 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] about to [be] | 50 |
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| 9 | [am/are] about to [be] | 49 |
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| 10 | are about to [be] | 41 |
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| 11 | [adv] about to [be] | 35 |
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| 12 | were about to [be] | 31 |
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| 13 | [conj] about to [be] | 21 |
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| 14 | [coord] about to [be] | 21 |
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| 15 | [adv] about to [be] | 19 |
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| 16 | [not/n't] about to [be] | 16 |
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| 17 | not about to [be] | 16 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] about to [be] | 14 |
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| 19 | or about to [be] | 12 |
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| 20 | or about to [be] | 12 |
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| 21 | and about to [be] | 9 |
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| 22 | and about to [be] | 9 |
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| 23 | not about to [be] | 9 |
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| 24 | just about to [be] | 8 |
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| 25 | just about to [be] | 8 |
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| 26 | n't about to [be] | 7 |
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| 27 | 's about to [be] | 6 |
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| 28 | [pron] about to [be] | 5 |
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| 29 | be about to [be] | 5 |
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| 30 | [be] about to [be] | 5 |
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