| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [prep] | 14842 |
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| 2 | [verb] to be [vb pp] [prep] | 13518 |
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| 3 | have to be [verb] [prep] | 4671 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be [verb] [prep] | 3556 |
|
| 5 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [prep] | 3127 |
|
| 6 | [verb] to be [verb] in | 2625 |
|
| 7 | [verb] to be [verb] by | 2590 |
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| 8 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [prep] | 2412 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] to be [verb] [prep] | 2401 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [prep] | 2333 |
|
| 11 | need to be [verb] [prep] | 1943 |
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| 12 | [verb] to be [verb] to | 1658 |
|
| 13 | had to be [verb] [prep] | 1460 |
|
| 14 | [verb] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 1303 |
|
| 15 | [verb] to be [verb] with | 1280 |
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| 16 | has to be [verb] [prep] | 1242 |
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| 17 | seem to be [verb] [prep] | 1057 |
|
| 18 | have to be [verb] [prep] | 983 |
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| 19 | [verb] to be [verb] for | 979 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] to be [verb] [prep] | 956 |
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| 21 | [verb] to be [verb] on | 911 |
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| 22 | have to be [verb] [prep] | 831 |
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| 23 | needs to be [verb] [prep] | 790 |
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| 24 | [verb] to be [verb] as | 756 |
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| 25 | [verb] to be [verb] at | 728 |
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| 26 | [verb] to be [verb] from | 709 |
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| 27 | [verb] to be [verb] into | 576 |
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| 28 | need to be [verb] [prep] | 545 |
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| 29 | tend to be [verb] [prep] | 506 |
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| 30 | expect to be [verb] [prep] | 494 |
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