| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] to be [prep] | 217 |
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| 2 | have [verb] to be [prep] | 166 |
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| 3 | [verb] [vb pp] to be [prep] | 160 |
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| 4 | [vb base] [verb] to be [prep] | 72 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [verb] to be [prep] | 68 |
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| 6 | [verb] get to be [prep] | 67 |
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| 7 | [verb] got to be [prep] | 66 |
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| 8 | [verb] [verb] to be in | 60 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [verb] to be [prep] | 45 |
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| 10 | [verb] [verb] to be of | 35 |
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| 11 | have [verb] to be [prep] | 34 |
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| 12 | had [verb] to be [prep] | 33 |
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| 13 | 's [verb] to be [prep] | 31 |
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| 14 | [verb] [verb] to be at | 29 |
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| 15 | 've [verb] to be [prep] | 27 |
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| 16 | has [verb] to be [prep] | 26 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] to be on | 24 |
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| 18 | [verb] [vb infin] to be [prep] | 24 |
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| 19 | do [verb] to be [prep] | 24 |
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| 20 | [verb] seem to be [prep] | 20 |
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| 21 | [verb] prove to be [prep] | 17 |
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| 22 | [verb] [verb] to be with | 16 |
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| 23 | [verb] proved to be [prep] | 15 |
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| 24 | [verb] tend to be [prep] | 15 |
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| 25 | [verb] [vb -s] to be [prep] | 14 |
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| 26 | [verb] have to be [prep] | 14 |
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| 27 | [vb infin] [verb] to be [prep] | 14 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [verb] to be [prep] | 11 |
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| 29 | [verb] [to-vb] to be [prep] | 11 |
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| 30 | [verb] tended to be [prep] | 11 |
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