| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun] [vb past] to be [adv] | 124 |
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| 2 | the [noun] [vb past] to be [adv] | 118 |
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| 3 | the [noun sg] [vb past] to be [adv] | 87 |
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| 4 | the [noun] had to be [adv] | 31 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] [vb past] to be [adv] | 31 |
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| 6 | the [noun] seemed to be [adv] | 29 |
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| 7 | the [noun] proved to be [adv] | 19 |
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| 8 | the [noun] appeared to be [adv] | 17 |
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| 9 | the [noun] [vb past] to be more | 10 |
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| 10 | the [noun] [vb past] to be more | 10 |
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| 11 | the [noun] [vb past] to be there | 8 |
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| 12 | the [noun] [vb past] to be there | 8 |
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| 13 | the [noun] [vb past] to be very | 7 |
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| 14 | the [noun] [vb past] to be very | 7 |
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| 15 | the [noun] [vb past] to be so | 6 |
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| 16 | the [noun] [vb past] to be so | 6 |
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| 17 | the [noun] [vb past] to be [adv prt] | 5 |
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| 18 | the [noun prp] [vb past] to be [adv] | 5 |
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