| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | of [noun] [vb past] to be | 240 |
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| 2 | [prep] [noun sg] [vb past] to be | 219 |
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| 3 | [prep] [noun] had to be | 162 |
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| 4 | [prep] [noun pl] [vb past] to be | 113 |
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| 5 | [prep] [noun prp] [vb past] to be | 110 |
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| 6 | in [noun] [vb past] to be | 77 |
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| 7 | [prep] [noun] seemed to be | 55 |
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| 8 | [prep] [noun] came to be | 30 |
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| 9 | to [noun] [vb past] to be | 29 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun] appeared to be | 27 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun] continued to be | 24 |
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| 12 | [prep] [noun] proved to be | 22 |
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| 13 | on [noun] [vb past] to be | 18 |
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| 14 | for [noun] [vb past] to be | 18 |
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| 15 | [prep] [noun] tended to be | 16 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] began to be | 14 |
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| 17 | with [noun] [vb past] to be | 14 |
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| 18 | at [noun] [vb past] to be | 13 |
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| 19 | [prep] [noun] believed to be | 12 |
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| 20 | [prep] [n mass] [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 21 | [prep] [noun] found to be | 8 |
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| 22 | [prep] [noun] said to be | 8 |
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| 23 | from [noun] [vb past] to be | 7 |
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| 24 | [prep] [noun] expected to be | 7 |
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| 25 | by [noun] [vb past] to be | 7 |
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| 26 | [prep] [noun] ceased to be | 7 |
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| 27 | [prep] europe [vb past] to be | 6 |
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| 28 | [prep] europe [vb past] to be | 6 |
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| 29 | [prep] people [vb past] to be | 5 |
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| 30 | [prep] persons [vb past] to be | 5 |
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