| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be to [be] the [adj] | 192 |
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| 2 | [be] to be the [adj] | 192 |
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| 3 | [was/were] to [be] the [adj] | 140 |
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| 4 | was to [be] the [adj] | 108 |
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| 5 | [be] to [be] the [adj] | 106 |
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| 6 | [be] to [be] the [num ord] | 64 |
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| 7 | [is] to [be] the [adj] | 43 |
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| 8 | is to [be] the [adj] | 42 |
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| 9 | [be] to [be] the first | 33 |
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| 10 | [be] to [be] the first | 33 |
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| 11 | were to [be] the [adj] | 32 |
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| 12 | [be] to [be] the last | 18 |
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| 13 | [be] to [be] the last | 18 |
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| 14 | [be] to [be] the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 15 | [be] to [be] the new | 11 |
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| 16 | [be] to [be] the main | 11 |
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| 17 | [be] to [be] the main | 11 |
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| 18 | [be] to [be] the new | 11 |
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| 19 | [be] to [be] the next | 8 |
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| 20 | [be] to [be] the next | 8 |
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| 21 | [am/are] to [be] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 22 | are to [be] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 23 | [be] to [be] the only | 6 |
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| 24 | [be] to [be] the big | 6 |
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| 25 | [be] to [be] the only | 6 |
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| 26 | [be] to [be] the good | 5 |
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| 27 | [be] to [be] the best | 5 |
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