| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [adj -er] | 557 |
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| 2 | tend to be [adj -er] | 149 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] to be [adj -er] | 134 |
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| 4 | [vb base] to be [adj -er] | 129 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to be [adj -er] | 105 |
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| 6 | [vb past] to be [adj -er] | 81 |
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| 7 | tend to be [adj -er] | 73 |
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| 8 | [verb] to be better | 71 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] to be [adj -er] | 62 |
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| 10 | [verb] to be higher | 52 |
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| 11 | have to be [adj -er] | 51 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] to be [adj -er] | 44 |
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| 13 | seem to be [adj -er] | 42 |
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| 14 | appear to be [adj -er] | 41 |
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| 15 | tends to be [adj -er] | 36 |
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| 16 | [verb] to be greater | 35 |
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| 17 | need to be [adj -er] | 33 |
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| 18 | going to be [adj -er] | 32 |
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| 19 | go to be [adj -er] | 32 |
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| 20 | [verb] to be larger | 30 |
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| 21 | [verb] to be lower | 27 |
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| 22 | tended to be [adj -er] | 24 |
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| 23 | [verb] to be longer | 20 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be smaller | 19 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be worse | 18 |
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| 26 | appear to be [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 27 | seems to be [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 28 | find to be [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 29 | expect to be [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 30 | get to be [adj -er] | 17 |
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