| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [verb] to be | 11249 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [verb] to be | 11181 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [vb -s] to be | 5811 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [vb past] to be | 3857 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] have to be | 3480 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] seem to be | 1841 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] has to be | 1798 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] had to be | 1411 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] need to be | 1224 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] needs to be | 1056 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] seems to be | 1042 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] appear to be | 995 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [vb base] to be | 690 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] seemed to be | 660 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] appears to be | 579 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] tend to be | 545 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [v-ing] to be | 374 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [vb pp] to be | 371 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] continue to be | 367 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] tends to be | 334 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] appeared to be | 295 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] prove to be | 273 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] come to be | 229 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] have to be | 227 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] proved to be | 211 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] came to be | 169 |
|
| 27 | work [verb] to be | 156 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] continues to be | 155 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] continued to be | 154 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] remain to be | 145 |
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