| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [adj] [noun] [verb] to be | 954 |
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| 2 | the [adj] [noun sg] [verb] to be | 812 |
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| 3 | the [adj] [noun] [vb -s] to be | 446 |
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| 4 | the [adj] [noun] [vb past] to be | 438 |
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| 5 | the [adj] [noun pl] [verb] to be | 327 |
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| 6 | the [adj] [noun] have to be | 285 |
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| 7 | the [adj] [noun] seem to be | 235 |
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| 8 | the [adj] [noun] [vb base] to be | 211 |
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| 9 | the [adj] [noun] appear to be | 139 |
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| 10 | the [adj] [noun] had to be | 122 |
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| 11 | the [adj] [noun] seems to be | 117 |
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| 12 | the [adj] [noun] has to be | 114 |
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| 13 | the [adj] [noun] need to be | 94 |
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| 14 | the [adj] [noun] tend to be | 88 |
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| 15 | the [adj] [noun] seemed to be | 85 |
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| 16 | the [num] [noun] [verb] to be | 66 |
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| 17 | the [adj] [noun] appears to be | 65 |
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| 18 | the [adj] [noun] needs to be | 55 |
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| 19 | the [num ord] [noun] [verb] to be | 53 |
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| 20 | the whole [noun] [verb] to be | 51 |
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| 21 | the whole [noun] [verb] to be | 51 |
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| 22 | the [adj] [noun] continue to be | 50 |
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| 23 | the [adj] [noun] have to be | 48 |
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| 24 | the new [noun] [verb] to be | 42 |
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| 25 | the new [noun] [verb] to be | 42 |
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| 26 | the [adj] [noun] tend to be | 41 |
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| 27 | the [adj] [noun] appeared to be | 41 |
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| 28 | the [adj -est] [noun] [verb] to be | 41 |
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| 29 | the [adj] [noun] [vb pp] to be | 41 |
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| 30 | the [adj] [noun] prove to be | 36 |
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