| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [noun] [verb] | 131 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [noun sg] [verb] | 77 |
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| 3 | [verb] to be [noun] [vb pp] | 41 |
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| 4 | [verb] to be [noun pl] [verb] | 40 |
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| 5 | [verb] to be [noun] [vb past] | 31 |
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| 6 | have to be [noun] [verb] | 26 |
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| 7 | [verb] to be [noun] [v-ing] | 26 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [noun] [verb] | 25 |
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| 9 | [vb infin] to be [noun] [verb] | 25 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] to be [noun] [verb] | 23 |
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| 11 | [vb past] to be [noun] [verb] | 22 |
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| 12 | [verb] to be [noun] [to-vb] | 22 |
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| 13 | seem to be [noun] [verb] | 21 |
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| 14 | [v-ing] to be [noun] [verb] | 18 |
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| 15 | [vb base] to be [noun] [verb] | 17 |
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| 16 | [verb] to be [noun prp] [verb] | 13 |
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| 17 | have to be [noun] [verb] | 11 |
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| 18 | go to be [noun] [verb] | 10 |
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| 19 | going to be [noun] [verb] | 9 |
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| 20 | [verb] to be time [verb] | 9 |
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| 21 | tend to be [noun] [verb] | 9 |
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| 22 | [verb] to be time [verb] | 9 |
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| 23 | need to be [noun] [verb] | 9 |
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| 24 | seems to be [noun] [verb] | 8 |
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| 25 | appear to be [noun] [verb] | 7 |
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| 26 | seemed to be [noun] [verb] | 7 |
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| 27 | [verb] to be [noun] [vb base] | 7 |
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| 28 | need to be [noun] [verb] | 6 |
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| 29 | claim to be [noun] [verb] | 5 |
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| 30 | had to be [noun] [verb] | 5 |
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