| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | which [verb] to be [adj] | 164 |
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| 2 | [Wh det] [vb -s] to be [adj] | 94 |
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| 3 | [Wh det] appear to be [adj] | 76 |
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| 4 | [Wh det] [vb base] to be [adj] | 74 |
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| 5 | what [verb] to be [adj] | 72 |
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| 6 | [Wh det] [vb past] to be [adj] | 68 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] seem to be [adj] | 56 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] appear to be [adj] | 28 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] appears to be [adj] | 28 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] have to be [adj] | 25 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] seems to be [adj] | 24 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] appeared to be [adj] | 20 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] seemed to be [adj] | 18 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] tend to be [adj] | 17 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] prove to be [adj] | 15 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] seem to be [adj] | 14 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] proved to be [adj] | 11 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] happen to be [adj] | 10 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [verb] to be satisfied | 10 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] has to be [adj] | 9 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] had to be [adj] | 8 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] claim to be [adj] | 8 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] have to be [adj] | 8 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] tend to be [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] need to be [adj] | 8 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] needs to be [adj] | 7 |
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| 27 | [Wh det] tends to be [adj] | 6 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] continue to be [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] happens to be [adj] | 5 |
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