| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [verb] to be | 779 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [vb pp] to be | 645 |
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| 3 | had [verb] to be | 600 |
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| 4 | [vb past] seem to be | 72 |
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| 5 | did [verb] to be | 66 |
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| 6 | [vb past] cease to be | 66 |
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| 7 | [vb past] ceased to be | 65 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [vb infin] to be | 64 |
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| 9 | [vb past] have to be | 62 |
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| 10 | [vb past] come to be | 55 |
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| 11 | [vb past] come to be | 53 |
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| 12 | [vb past] prove to be | 51 |
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| 13 | [vb past] proved to be | 46 |
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| 14 | 'd [verb] to be | 45 |
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| 15 | [vb past] want to be | 44 |
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| 16 | [vb past] had to be | 43 |
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| 17 | [vb past] seemed to be | 40 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [to-vb] to be | 37 |
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| 19 | [vb past] expect to be | 33 |
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| 20 | [vb past] wanted to be | 31 |
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| 21 | [vb past] expected to be | 31 |
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| 22 | [vb past] appear to be | 30 |
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| 23 | [vb past] get to be | 30 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [vb past] to be | 28 |
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| 25 | [vb past] got to be | 27 |
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| 26 | [vb past] seem to be | 23 |
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| 27 | [vb past] hoped to be | 23 |
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| 28 | [vb past] hope to be | 23 |
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| 29 | [vb past] appeared to be | 20 |
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| 30 | [vb past] try to be | 20 |
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