| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [verb] to be [adj] | 1341 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [verb] to be [adj] | 997 |
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| 3 | [noun] [vb -s] to be [adj] | 859 |
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| 4 | [noun] [vb past] to be [adj] | 821 |
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| 5 | [noun] [vb base] to be [adj] | 781 |
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| 6 | [noun] have to be [adj] | 484 |
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| 7 | [noun] seem to be [adj] | 367 |
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| 8 | [noun] tend to be [adj] | 299 |
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| 9 | [noun] appear to be [adj] | 298 |
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| 10 | [noun] need to be [adj] | 291 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [verb] to be [adj] | 270 |
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| 12 | [noun] [verb] to be able | 212 |
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| 13 | [noun] has to be [adj] | 186 |
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| 14 | [noun] had to be [adj] | 183 |
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| 15 | [noun] [vb pp] to be [adj] | 157 |
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| 16 | [noun] tend to be [adj] | 156 |
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| 17 | [noun] need to be [adj] | 154 |
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| 18 | [noun] seems to be [adj] | 148 |
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| 19 | [noun] appears to be [adj] | 124 |
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| 20 | [noun] continue to be [adj] | 119 |
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| 21 | [n mass] [verb] to be [adj] | 117 |
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| 22 | [noun] seem to be [adj] | 116 |
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| 23 | [noun] needs to be [adj] | 115 |
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| 24 | [noun] have to be [adj] | 108 |
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| 25 | [noun] seemed to be [adj] | 100 |
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| 26 | [noun] appear to be [adj] | 97 |
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| 27 | [noun] prove to be [adj] | 86 |
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| 28 | [noun] tends to be [adj] | 85 |
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| 29 | [noun] [v-ing] to be [adj] | 77 |
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| 30 | [noun] [verb] to be aware | 73 |
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